Sherco Solar III

Under constructionSolarGEM: operating

Ranked #1 of 540 Solar plants in MN#205 of 7447 nationally

250 MW Solar under construction in Sherburne, MN — Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..

EIAGEM

250 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

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Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

45.4329, -94.0081

County

Sherburne, MN

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	National Grid Renewables; Xcel Energy Inc	—
Owner(s)	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota	National Grid Renewables; Xcel Energy Inc	—
Status	Under construction	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as National Grid Renewables; Xcel Energy Inc

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

About

Sherco Solar III is a 250 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Sherburne County, Minnesota. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, is operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. It is the largest of four solar plants in the state and ranks 135th nationally out of 639 solar facilities. The plant connects to the grid within the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator (MISO) market, and its balancing authority is the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.

The plant consists of a single generator and uses the primary fuel source of solar energy. Sherco Solar III is located within the NERC region designated as MRO.

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