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EIA plant 409

Snelling · Mariposa · CA

Exchequer

Operated by Merced Irrigation District

Annual generation267,905 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 Exchequer?

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37.584345, -120.268590

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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 Hydroelectric94.5 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.

18,622
228,622
316,428
411,155
531,775
638,859
747,054
838,912
923,381
1018,490
111,366
123,241

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
18,622
228,622
316,428
411,155
531,775
638,859
747,054
838,912
923,381
1018,490
111,366
123,241

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
18,622 MWh
228,622 MWh
316,428 MWh
411,155 MWh
531,775 MWh
638,859 MWh
747,054 MWh
838,912 MWh
923,381 MWh
1018,490 MWh
111,366 MWh
123,241 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT94.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
409
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Lake Mcclure-Merced River
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 (47,054 MWh) and 11 the lowest (1,366 MWh). Their difference is 45,688 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric94.594.594.50.1

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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