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EIA plant 439

La Grange · Tuolumne · CA

Don Pedro

Operated by Turlock Irrigation District

Annual generation474,677 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextTurlock Irrigation DistrictBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Don Pedro?

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37.695994, -120.420152

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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 Hydroelectric170.8 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.

113,568
254,587
363,790
478,747
568,193
647,774
755,965
840,778
925,559
107,269
119,932
128,515

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
113,568
254,587
363,790
478,747
568,193
647,774
755,965
840,778
925,559
107,269
119,932
128,515

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
113,568 MWh
254,587 MWh
363,790 MWh
478,747 MWh
568,193 MWh
647,774 MWh
755,965 MWh
840,778 MWh
925,559 MWh
107,269 MWh
119,932 MWh
128,515 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT45.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT45.5OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT45.5OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT34.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
439
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Tuolumne River
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 (78,747 MWh) and 10 the lowest (7,269 MWh). Their difference is 71,478 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 34.3 (4) to 45.5 (1, 2, 3). The difference is 11.2 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric45.555.055.010.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric45.555.055.010.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric45.555.055.010.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric34.338.238.28.0

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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