Westside Solar

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Ranked #14 of 548 Solar plants in MN#2088 of 7790 nationally

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

EIAGEM

10 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2022

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

44.0534, -92.5484

County

Olmsted, MN

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Status

as of 4y 1m ago

Latest milestoneconstruction ongoing, nearing completionNews Talk 1340 KROC-AM · 2022-04-20

Expected CODQ3 2024News Talk 1340 KROC-AM · 2022-04-20

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin)	Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin)	—
Owner(s)	Westside Solar, LLC (Ecofin)	—	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

DeveloperRochester Public UtilitiesNews Talk 1340 KROC-AM · 2022-04-20

About

Westside Solar is a 10 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Olmsted County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2022 and consists of two generators utilizing single-axis tracking technology. It is owned and operated by Westside Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of Ecofin. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy. Westside Solar operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.

In its most recent year of operation, Westside Solar generated 16,996 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 19.3%. The plant is ranked as the 13th largest solar facility in Minnesota out of 540, and nationally it is ranked 1809 out of 7108. Financial data is available for the plant from LBNL, though specific figures are not provided.

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Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

ISO/RTO

MISO

Market

ISO/RTO Member

NERC Region

MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization

Balancing Authority

Generation

461 MWh

Latest Month

17.0K MWh

Annual Generation

19.3%

Capacity Factor

Financial Data

LBNL SolarLBNL Utility-Scale Solar, OEDI SolarOEDI Solar Market ValuesHIGH

Data from 2022–2024

Construction CostOperating CostPricing & Revenue

$26.4/MWh

Energy Value

$2.8/MWh

Capacity Value

Pricing & Market Data

HIGH confidence

Point of Interconnection

Nearest Substation

Kalmar Substation · 161 kV

Substation Distance

1.44 km

Coord Source

OSM spatial

Market Position

ISO/RTO Market

MISO

LMP Node

SMP.WES.RPU

Pricing Hub

MINN.HUB

Location Type

Generation Node

Node Source

Curated node match

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