World Power Plants

Forest City Solar3 MW Solar

SolarRenewableVerified: Jul 2026

Forest City Solar is a 3 MW solar power plant in the United States, operated by Butter Solar LLC and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #1604 of 3289 solar plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.01% of the country's total solar capacity of 40,823 MW. The largest solar plant in the United States is the Sandstone Solar Energy Project at 2,000 MW, making Forest City Solar 666.7 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Emery Station (602.8 MW, Gas), Bent Tree Wind Farm Phase 1 (201.3 MW, Wind), and FPL Energy Crystal Lake Wind II LLC (200 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Minnesota, approximately 150 km southwest of Minneapolis.

Capacity
3 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Butter Solar LLC
Location
43.2760°, -93.6290°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #7,807 of 11,042 Solar plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Solar fleet average: 10.4 years

Operator portfolio

Butter Solar LLC operates 8 plants totalling 22 MW

Regional density

81 plants within 100 km, 4,571 MW combined

Nearest plant: Forest City Light Plant (1.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 43.276000, -93.629000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Forest City Solar is a solar power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~41 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Solar
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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