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EIA plant 10294

King City · Monterey · CA

King City Power Plant

Operated by Calpine King City Cogen LLC

Annual generation37,953 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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36.225000, -121.127800

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle133.2 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.

1477
2905
3509
44,284
50
60
77,960
85,955
95,792
109,980
110
122,091

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
1477
2905
3509
44,284
50
60
77,960
85,955
95,792
109,980
110
122,091

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1477 MWh
2905 MWh
3509 MWh
44,284 MWh
50 MWh
60 MWh
77,960 MWh
85,955 MWh
95,792 MWh
109,980 MWh
110 MWh
122,091 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GTGNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG90.8OP
STGNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG42.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10294
Sector
IPP CHP
Water source
Well Water
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 10 has the highest recorded value (9,980 MWh) and 5, 6, 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 9,980 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GTGNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle90.880.082.062.0
STGNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle42.435.036.028.0

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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