Porter Way Community Solar Garden
Solar power plant in Carver County, Minnesota. 3 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Onsite Partners, LLC.
Also known as EIA plant 61500
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 3 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- February 2018First generator online
- Operator
- Onsite Partners, LLCEIA operator ID 60571
- Grid
- MISOBalancing authority MISO
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Carver County, MN44.8510, −93.7784
- EIA plant ID
- 61500EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Porter Way Community Solar Garden produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
4.71 GWh
4,712 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
17.9%
2024: 17.7%
January to July 2026
3.13 GWh
Provisional
Range, 2019 to 2025
4.2–5.0
GWh a year. Low 2019, high 2021
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2017 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2018 | 4,432 | Not reported | 11 of 12 |
| 2019 | 4,199 | 16.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 4,933 | 18.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 4,961 | 18.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 4,669 | 17.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 4,697 | 17.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 4,659 | 17.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 4,712 | 17.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | 3,129 | 20.5% | 7 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.0 | February 2018 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Onsite Partners, LLC as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Porter Way Community Solar Garden
How much power does Porter Way Community Solar Garden produce?
Porter Way Community Solar Garden reported 4,712 MWh (4.71 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 17.9% capacity factor on 3 MW of nameplate capacity. From January to July 2026 it reported 3.13 GWh, which is provisional.
Where is Porter Way Community Solar Garden?
Porter Way Community Solar Garden is in Carver County, Minnesota, at 44.8510, −93.7784. It is in the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc.. balancing area (MISO).
Who operates Porter Way Community Solar Garden?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Onsite Partners, LLC as the operator (EIA operator ID 60571). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Porter Way Community Solar Garden start operating?
Its first generator began operating in February 2018, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page