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Michael Solar — Power plant · Solar · SoCore Energy LLCNovel Gertken Solar LLC — Under construction · Solar · MN · 1 MW · 11.1 mi awayPaynesville Wind Farm — Postponed · Wind · MN · 95 MW · 15.0 mi away
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Michael Solar

Power plant · Solar

Key facts

Power plant · Solarran 19% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2017
Net generation, 2025
6,778 MWh
Grid
12 kV to Northern States Power Co - Minnesota (MISO)
Location
Stearns County, Minnesota

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2017 to 2025

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Technology
Solar source: “Solar Photovoltaic”
Age
9 years since 2017
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Unit ids
G100000816738, G100000816739, G100000816740
Location id
L100000813989
Eia plant ids
60971
Grid
Nerc region
MRO
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
12.50
Transmission owner
Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Balancing authority code
MISO
Balancing authority name
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202523,127
Capacity factor, 20250.193
Net generation (MWh), 20256,778
Balancing authority codeMISO

Solar array

Array area (acres)
23.3
AC capacity (MW)
3
DC capacity (MW)
4.2
Mounting
Fixed tilt
Site type
Greenfield
Began operating
2017

Source USPVDB

Source

  • USPVDBOpen license · retrieved Oct 25, 2026Map services and data are available from Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uspvdb

Attribution

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
SoCore Energy LLC Operator EIA-860M
SoCore 2016 ProjectCo-W1 LLC Owner 75.0% Dec 31, 2025 EIA-860

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

6 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · USPVDB · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules

Sources

  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026
  • GEMOpen license, with credit · retrieved Oct 26, 2026Global Integrated Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, September 2026 release (https://globalenergymonitor.org/projects/global-integrated-power-tracker), CC BY 4.0. Modified by Inframation: TransitionZero-sourced rows removed; statuses and technologies mapped to Inframation's vocabulary; figures aggregated. Copyright © Global Energy Monitor. Global Integrated Power Tracker, September 2026 release. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  • USPVDBOpen license · retrieved Oct 25, 2026Map services and data are available from Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory via https://energy.usgs.gov/uspvdb
  • EIAOpen license · retrieved Nov 1, 2026Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electricity bulk data (Form EIA-923 monthly plant series)
  • EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
  • EIA-860 Annual Electric Generator Report — Schedule 4 Owner (ownership shares per generator), plus Plant/Generator schedules

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 15 mi
Projects within 15 mi, nearest first.
ProjectKindAwayMW
Novel Gertken Solar LLC Under construction Solar 11.1 mi 1
Paynesville Wind Farm Postponed Wind 15.0 mi 95

Sources EIA-860M

Sources

  • EIA-860MOpen license · retrieved Nov 4, 2026

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