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EIA plant 63938

Courtland · Nicollet · MN

Nicollet Garden

Operated by Excelsior Energy Capital

Annual generation1,756 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Nicollet Garden?

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44.253640, -94.270670

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic1 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

168
2121
3169
4162
5196
6174
7197
8179
9194
10158
1186
1252

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
168
2121
3169
4162
5196
6174
7197
8179
9194
10158
1186
1252

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
168 MWh
2121 MWh
3169 MWh
4162 MWh
5196 MWh
6174 MWh
7197 MWh
8179 MWh
9194 MWh
10158 MWh
1186 MWh
1252 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CGSSolar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63938
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (197 MWh) and 12 the lowest (52 MWh). Their difference is 145 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CGSSolar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not supplied

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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