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EIA plant 10706

Burney · Shasta · CA

Burney Creek

Operated by Snow Mountain Hydro LLC

Annual generation8,850 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Burney Creek?

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40.857900, -121.722500

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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 Hydroelectric3 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.

1642
21,363
31,921
42,026
51,641
695
70
80
90
100
11521
12641

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
1642
21,363
31,921
42,026
51,641
695
70
80
90
100
11521
12641

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1642 MWh
21,363 MWh
31,921 MWh
42,026 MWh
51,641 MWh
695 MWh
70 MWh
80 MWh
90 MWh
100 MWh
11521 MWh
12641 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10706
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Snowmelt
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (2,026 MWh) and 7, 8, 9, 10 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 2,026 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric3.03.03.00.2

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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