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EIA plant 50129

Clearlake Oaks · Lake · CA

Indian Valley Dam Hydro Project

Operated by Yolo County Flood Control WCD

Annual generation5,673 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 Indian Valley Dam Hydro Project?

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39.078800, -122.535556

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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 Hydroelectric2.9 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
30
40
50
61,819
72,099
81,755
90
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
10
20
30
40
50
61,819
72,099
81,755
90
100
110
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
20 MWh
30 MWh
40 MWh
50 MWh
61,819 MWh
72,099 MWh
81,755 MWh
90 MWh
100 MWh
110 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1641Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.4OS
1642Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.4OS
8332Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.1OS

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
50129
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Hydroelectric
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 (2,099 MWh) and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 2,099 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.1 (8332) to 1.4 (1641, 1642). The difference is 1.3 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
1641Conventional Hydroelectric1.41.31.31.0
1642Conventional Hydroelectric1.41.31.31.0
8332Conventional Hydroelectric0.10.10.10.1

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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