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EIA plant 52099

Huntington Beach · Orange · CA

Plant No 2 Orange County

Operated by Orange County Sanitation Dist

Annual generation59,320 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesOBG, OTHCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Plant No 2 Orange County?

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33.643300, -117.955600

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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

TechnologyOther Waste Biomass15 MW represented
TechnologyAll Other1 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.

15,729.24
24,486.16
34,805.04
43,964.45
54,476.24
64,571.44
75,626.05
85,411.94
95,058.55
105,013.22
114,943.01
125,234.67

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
15,729.24
24,486.16
34,805.04
43,964.45
54,476.24
64,571.44
75,626.05
85,411.94
95,058.55
105,013.22
114,943.01
125,234.67

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
15,729 MWh
24,486 MWh
34,805 MWh
43,964 MWh
54,476 MWh
64,571 MWh
75,626 MWh
85,412 MWh
95,059 MWh
105,013 MWh
114,943 MWh
125,235 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Other Waste BiomassOBG3OP
GEN2Other Waste BiomassOBG3OP
GEN3Other Waste BiomassOBG3OP
GEN4Other Waste BiomassOBG3OP
GEN5Other Waste BiomassOBG3OP
GEN6All OtherOTH1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
52099
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
Treated Waste Water
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (5,729 MWh) and 4 the lowest (3,964 MWh). Their difference is 1,765 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1 (GEN6) to 3 (GEN1, GEN2, GEN3). The difference is 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
GEN1Other Waste Biomass3.02.72.72.2
GEN2Other Waste Biomass3.02.72.72.2
GEN3Other Waste Biomass3.02.72.72.2
GEN4Other Waste Biomass3.02.72.72.2
GEN5Other Waste Biomass3.02.72.72.2
GEN6All Other1.00.90.90.1

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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