Albany Solar

OperatingSolar

Ranked #13 of 548 Solar plants in MN#2169 of 7790 nationally

10 MW Solar operating in Stearns, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEMWD

10 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2016

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

45.6412, -94.6007

County

Stearns, MN

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Status

as of 5 years ago

Latest milestoneon-line and operational · 2021-05-24The Monroe Times · 2021-05-23

Expected CODQ2 2017WJON · 2017-02-02

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	Enel Green Power NA, Inc.	—
Owner(s)	Albany Solar, LLC	Albany Solar LLC	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as Albany Solar LLC

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

DeveloperMeta±The Business Journals · 2025-09-11

About

Albany Solar is a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Stearns County, Minnesota. The plant, which began operating in 2016, has a single generator and is owned and operated by Enel Green Power NA, Inc. It utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. As of the most recent data, Albany Solar generated 19,242 MWh annually, achieving a capacity factor of 21.9%.

Albany Solar operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the MRO NERC region. The plant is ranked 15th out of 540 solar facilities in Minnesota and 1907th nationally out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant, sourced from LBNL Solar.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata Global Energy Monitor

Engineering & Generators

EPC contractorFull Spectrum SolarThe Monroe Times · 2021-05-23