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EIA plant 433

Fresh Pond · El Dorado · CA

Robbs Peak

Operated by Sacramento Municipal Util Dist

Annual generation35,734 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBalancing Authority of Northern CaliforniaBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Robbs Peak?

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38.896511, -120.378292

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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 Hydroelectric25.5 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.

11,376
23,661
34,912
49,605
59,542
63,037
72,489
8558
9554
100
110
120

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
11,376
23,661
34,912
49,605
59,542
63,037
72,489
8558
9554
100
110
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,376 MWh
23,661 MWh
34,912 MWh
49,605 MWh
59,542 MWh
63,037 MWh
72,489 MWh
8558 MWh
9554 MWh
100 MWh
110 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT25.5OP

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EIA plant ID
433
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
South Fork Rubicon
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (9,605 MWh) and 10, 11, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 9,605 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric25.525.525.51.0

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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