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15.2 MW Solar operating in Cass, MN
15.2 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2023
Operating Since
Coordinates
46.3241, -94.3879
County
Cass, MN
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | ALLETE, Inc. | — | — |
| Owner(s) | DLS-Sylvan Project Co., LLC | — | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Sylvan Solar is a 15.2 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Cass County, Minnesota. The plant, which began operating in 2023, has a single generator and utilizes single-axis solar tracking technology. It is owned and operated by ALLETE, Inc. Sylvan Solar is interconnected to the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (MISO) balancing authority and resides within the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
In its most recent year of operation, Sylvan Solar generated 24,954 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 18.7%. The plant holds a rank of 10 out of 540 solar facilities in Minnesota and is ranked 1665 out of 7108 nationally. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $31.5 per MWh, based on data from FERC EQR and LBNL Solar sources.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
MISO
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. (MISO)
Grid Voltage
35.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
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403 MWh
Latest Month
25.0K MWh
Annual Generation
18.7%
Capacity Factor
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ALLETE, Inc. · Data from 2019–2025
$40.0/MWh
PPA Price
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Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
MISO
LMP Node
—
Pricing Hub
MINN.HUB
Node Source
OSM spatial match
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
FERC EQR captures bilateral wholesale energy + capacity contracts ≥$1M/yr filed quarterly by jurisdictional sellers — covers renewable PPAs, thermal energy sales agreements, capacity contracts, and tolling agreements alike. Many plants don't appear: regulated-utility output flows to ratepayers via cost-of-service rather than bilateral contracts; small projects fall below the filing threshold; tax-equity-financed renewables route offtake to investors not utilities; merchant plants sell into ISO clearing markets without bilateral contracts. News-extracted buyer facts (below) may surface contracts disclosed only through announcements.
Last updated 2026-03-14
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