Solway Solar — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68340
- Capacity
- 50 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Beltrami, MN
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Otter Tail Power Co
- Parent Company
- Otter Tail
- Balancing Authority
- Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
- ISO/RTO
- MISO
- NERC Region
- MRO
Solway Solar
PlannedSolarGEM: pre-construction
Ranked #6 of 540 Solar plants in MN#1369 of 7447 nationally
50 MW Solar planned in Beltrami, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..
EIAGEM
50 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Otter Tail Power Co | Otter Tail Power Co | — |
| Owner(s) | Otter Tail Power Co | Otter Tail | — |
| Status | Planned | pre-construction | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Solway Solar is a 50 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Beltrami County, Minnesota. The plant, identified by plant code 68340, utilizes a fixed-tilt solar tracking system. It is owned and operated by Otter Tail Power Company, a subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation. The plant's primary fuel source is solar energy (SUN).
Solway Solar operates within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) balancing authority, situated in the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. The plant is ranked as the 6th largest solar facility out of 540 in the state of Minnesota, and nationally it holds a rank of 1161 out of 7108 solar plants. The facility consists of one generator.
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
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
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
Shared substation inference
OTP.SLWAY01Nearby ISO Node
Lakehead Pipeline SubstationSubstation
News & Articles (10)Beta
Industry·earnings
Otter Tail Corp SEC 10-K Report
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General
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TipRanks·4 weeks ago
Regulatory·state puc
Minnesota PUC approves Otter Tail Power’s Solway Solar Project
Otter Tail Power plans to complete construction in time for the project to be in service by the end of 2026. ... The project will be built in...
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Bemidji Pioneer·6 months ago
Regulatory·federal policy
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MinnPost·8 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-26
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