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EIA plant 10144

Lincoln · Placer · CA

Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility

Operated by Sierra Pacific Industries

Annual generation94,065 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWDSCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Sierra Pacific Lincoln Facility?

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38.903200, -121.309700

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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

TechnologyWood/Wood Waste Biomass19.2 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.

17,868
26,509
37,100
45,929
57,619
68,314
78,436
89,626
99,451
107,939
117,499
127,775

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
17,868
26,509
37,100
45,929
57,619
68,314
78,436
89,626
99,451
107,939
117,499
127,775

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
17,868 MWh
26,509 MWh
37,100 MWh
45,929 MWh
57,619 MWh
68,314 MWh
78,436 MWh
89,626 MWh
99,451 MWh
107,939 MWh
117,499 MWh
127,775 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN4Wood/Wood Waste BiomassWDS19.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10144
Sector
Industrial CHP
Water source
Well
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (9,626 MWh) and 4 the lowest (5,929 MWh). Their difference is 3,697 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN4Wood/Wood Waste Biomass19.217.516.91.0

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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