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EIA plant 385

Holtville · Imperial · CA

Drop 2 (CA)

Operated by Imperial Irrigation District

Annual generation29,465 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextImperial Irrigation DistrictBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Drop 2 (CA)?

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32.705435, -115.030975

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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 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.

10
20
31,828
44,459
55,296
64,887
73,992
81,367
91,878
102,981
112,200
12577

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
10
20
31,828
44,459
55,296
64,887
73,992
81,367
91,878
102,981
112,200
12577

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
20 MWh
31,828 MWh
44,459 MWh
55,296 MWh
64,887 MWh
73,992 MWh
81,367 MWh
91,878 MWh
102,981 MWh
112,200 MWh
12577 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT5OP

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EIA plant ID
385
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Canal Filtered
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (5,296 MWh) and 1, 2 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 5,296 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric5.04.92.50.7
2Conventional Hydroelectric5.04.92.50.7

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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