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EIA plant 325

Bishop · Inyo · CA

Bishop Creek 4

Operated by Southern California Edison Co

Annual generation40,067 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 Bishop Creek 4?

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37.323035, -118.501714

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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 Hydroelectric8.2 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.

12,532
22,691
32,289
42,992
54,236
65,742
75,879
84,541
92,968
101,386
112,568
122,243

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
12,532
22,691
32,289
42,992
54,236
65,742
75,879
84,541
92,968
101,386
112,568
122,243

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,532 MWh
22,691 MWh
32,289 MWh
42,992 MWh
54,236 MWh
65,742 MWh
75,879 MWh
84,541 MWh
92,968 MWh
101,386 MWh
112,568 MWh
122,243 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.2OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
325
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Bishop Creek
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (5,879 MWh) and 10 the lowest (1,386 MWh). Their difference is 4,493 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1 (1, 2) to 2.2 (4). The difference is 1.2 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.01.00.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.01.00.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric2.02.02.00.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric2.22.22.20.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric2.02.02.00.0

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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