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EIA plant 232

Magalia · Butte · CA

De Sabla

Operated by Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

Annual generation22,977 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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39.869265, -121.631819

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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 Hydroelectric18.4 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.

11
21
33,387
431
53,384
64,846
74,390
84,159
91,695
101
112
121,080

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
11
21
33,387
431
53,384
64,846
74,390
84,159
91,695
101
112
121,080

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11 MWh
21 MWh
33,387 MWh
431 MWh
53,384 MWh
64,846 MWh
74,390 MWh
84,159 MWh
91,695 MWh
101 MWh
112 MWh
121,080 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT18.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
232
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Big Butte Creek
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 (4,846 MWh) and 1, 2, 10 the lowest (1 MWh). Their difference is 4,845 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric18.418.518.50.0

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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