CF Novel Solar CSG Gardens Five, LLC
Solar power plant · Steele County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
3.4 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#305
of 804 plants
In service since
2017
December 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- SunStrong Management, LLC
- County
- Steele County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in Minnesota
- #118 of 540
- EIA plant code
- 61543
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.4 MW | 3.4 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
| Novel - OYA of Mapleton CSG | Solar | 3.5 MW |
| Anoka County MN CONX | Solar | 3.4 MW |
| Lakefield Utilities | Other | 3.4 MW |
| Redwood Falls Wind | Wind | 3.4 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 3.4 MW solar plant and a 3.4 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