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EIA plant 10873

Inyokern · Inyo · CA

Coso Finance Partners

Operated by Coso Operating Co LLC

Annual generation384,703 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesGEOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Coso Finance Partners?

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36.037200, -117.798100

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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

TechnologyGeothermal92.2 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.

135,061
230,895
326,058
421,417
534,279
634,196
734,658
834,808
933,220
1035,074
1130,710
1234,327

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
135,061
230,895
326,058
421,417
534,279
634,196
734,658
834,808
933,220
1035,074
1130,710
1234,327

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
135,061 MWh
230,895 MWh
326,058 MWh
421,417 MWh
534,279 MWh
634,196 MWh
734,658 MWh
834,808 MWh
933,220 MWh
1035,074 MWh
1130,710 MWh
1234,327 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1GeothermalGEO32.2OP
GEN2GeothermalGEO30OP
GEN3GeothermalGEO30OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10873
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Wells
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 (35,074 MWh) and 4 the lowest (21,417 MWh). Their difference is 13,657 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 30 (GEN2, GEN3) to 32.2 (GEN1). The difference is 2.2 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Geothermal32.227.527.53.0
GEN2Geothermal30.027.027.03.0
GEN3Geothermal30.026.727.23.0

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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