Sherco Solar III
Solar power plant · Sherburne County, Minnesota
Nameplate capacity
250 MW
Rank in Minnesota
#18
of 808 plants
In service since
2026
June 2026
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- County
- Sherburne County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 1.24%
- Rank among solar plants in Minnesota
- #1 of 543
- EIA plant code
- 68777
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHS03 | Solar Photovoltaic | 250 MW | 250 MW | 2026 | 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
| LSP-Cottage Grove LP | Natural gas | 284 MW |
| Nobles 2 Wind Project | Wind | 250 MW |
| Sherco Solar II | Solar | 237 MW |
| Sherco Solar I | Solar | 223 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 250 MW solar plant and a 250 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