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EIA plant 354

Lakeshore · Fresno · CA

Portal

Operated by Southern California Edison Co

Annual generation18,737 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 Portal?

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37.257045, -119.158936

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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 Hydroelectric10.8 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.

12,090
2357
34,245
41,926
51,864
63,813
7661
8380
9693
101,938
11185
12585

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
12,090
2357
34,245
41,926
51,864
63,813
7661
8380
9693
101,938
11185
12585

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,090 MWh
2357 MWh
34,245 MWh
41,926 MWh
51,864 MWh
63,813 MWh
7661 MWh
8380 MWh
9693 MWh
101,938 MWh
11185 MWh
12585 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT10.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
354
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Portal Forebay
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (4,245 MWh) and 11 the lowest (185 MWh). Their difference is 4,060 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric10.810.810.81.1

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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