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EIA plant 358

Redlands · San Bernardino · CA

Mountainview Generating Station

Operated by Southern California Edison Co

Annual generation2,493,398 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Mountainview Generating Station?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

34.081800, -117.241800

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle1,036.8 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the CA plant index for regional peers.

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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.

1380,906.39
2125,783.78
370,162.04
438,040.49
55,385.44
694,893.16
7486,721.75
8372,146.32
9267,649.19
10295,111.83
11273,825.18
1282,772.04

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
1380,906.39
2125,783.78
370,162.04
438,040.49
55,385.44
694,893.16
7486,721.75
8372,146.32
9267,649.19
10295,111.83
11273,825.18
1282,772.04

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1380,906 MWh
2125,784 MWh
370,162 MWh
438,040 MWh
55,385 MWh
694,893 MWh
7486,722 MWh
8372,146 MWh
9267,649 MWh
10295,112 MWh
11273,825 MWh
1282,772 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
MV3CNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG189.2OP
MV4CNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG189.2OP
MV3ANatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG164.6OP
MV3BNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG164.6OP
MV4ANatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG164.6OP
MV4BNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG164.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
358
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
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 (486,722 MWh) and 5 the lowest (5,385 MWh). Their difference is 481,337 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 164.6 (MV3A, MV3B, MV4A) to 189.2 (MV3C, MV4C). The difference is 24.6 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
MV3ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle164.6156.0182.060.0
MV3BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle164.6156.0182.060.0
MV3CNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle189.2197.0191.090.0
MV4ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle164.6156.0182.060.0
MV4BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle164.6156.0182.060.0
MV4CNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle189.2197.0191.090.0

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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