Capella Community Solar
Solar power plant · Pipestone County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
5.0 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#203
of 804 plants
In service since
2017
October 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Capella Community Solar
- County
- Pipestone County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among solar plants in Minnesota
- #33 of 540
- EIA plant code
- 61178
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCCS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| HCCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| HCCS3 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| HCCS4 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
| HCCS5 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.0 MW | 0.9 MW | 2017 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Minnesota
| Big Lake Holdco Solar CSG | Solar | 5.0 MW |
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| Corcoran CSG | Solar | 5.0 MW |
| Corvus Community Solar | Solar | 5.0 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 5.0 MW solar plant and a 5.0 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Minnesota power plants · What Minnesota actually generates