Sherco Solar I
Solar power plant · Sherburne County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
223 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#19
of 804 plants
In service since
2024
October 2024
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- Sherburne County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 1.12%
- Rank among solar plants in Minnesota
- #2 of 540
- EIA plant code
- 67909
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS01 | Solar Photovoltaic | 223 MW | 223 MW | 2024 | 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
| Nobles 2 Wind Project | Wind | 250 MW |
| Sherco Solar II | Solar | 237 MW |
| Freeborn Wind Farm | Wind | 218 MW |
| Fenton Wind Farm | Wind | 206 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 223 MW solar plant and a 223 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