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EIA plant 10139

Lake Isabella · Kern · CA

Isabella Hydro Project

Operated by Isabella Partners

Annual generation43,042 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Isabella Hydro Project?

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35.644140, -118.481990

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric11.8 MW represented

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

10
2801
32,504
44,463
57,304
68,525
77,769
86,996
92,889
101,199
110
12592

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
10
2801
32,504
44,463
57,304
68,525
77,769
86,996
92,889
101,199
110
12592

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
2801 MWh
32,504 MWh
44,463 MWh
57,304 MWh
68,525 MWh
77,769 MWh
86,996 MWh
92,889 MWh
101,199 MWh
110 MWh
12592 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT5.9OP
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT5.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10139
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Kern River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (8,525 MWh) and 1, 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 8,525 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric5.95.95.90.5
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric5.95.95.90.5

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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