Hydra Community Solar Garden, LLC (CSG) — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 63629
- Capacity
- 1 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Rice, MN
- Operating Since
- 2020
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- National Grid Renewables
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 1,765 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 20.1%
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Hydra Community Solar Garden, LLC (CSG)
OperatingSolar
Ranked #239 of 540 Solar plants in MN#7355 of 7447 nationally
1 MW Solar operating in Rice, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEMWD
1 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2020
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
44.4167, -93.2199
County
Rice, MN
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | National Grid Renewables | National Grid Renewables | — |
| Owner(s) | National Grid Renewables | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Hydra Community Solar Garden, LLC (CSG) is a 1 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Rice County, Minnesota. The plant began operating in 2020 and is owned and operated by National Grid Renewables. It consists of a single generator utilizing fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy.
The facility operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority. In its latest year of reported generation, the plant produced 1,765 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 20.1%. Hydra Community Solar Garden ranks as the 441st largest power plant in Minnesota out of 540, and 6798th nationally out of 7108.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
Grid Voltage
12.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
47 MWh
Latest Month
1.8K MWh
Annual Generation
20.1%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
MEDIUM confidenceMarket Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
NSP.NSPSubstation
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