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EIA plant 55295

Blythe · Riverside · CA

Blythe Energy Inc

Operated by AltaGas Blythe Operations Inc

Annual generation645,060 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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33.615700, -114.686500

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle591 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.

170,158
20
314,193
490,923
534,674
639,252
7127,618
896,608
960,091
1051,895
1151,694
127,954

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
170,158
20
314,193
490,923
534,674
639,252
7127,618
896,608
960,091
1051,895
1151,694
127,954

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
170,158 MWh
20 MWh
314,193 MWh
490,923 MWh
534,674 MWh
639,252 MWh
7127,618 MWh
896,608 MWh
960,091 MWh
1051,895 MWh
1151,694 MWh
127,954 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG227OP
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG182OP
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG182OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55295
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Wells
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 (127,618 MWh) and 2 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 127,618 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 182 (CT1, CT2) to 227 (ST1). The difference is 45 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
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle182.0156.5160.570.0
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle182.0156.5160.570.0
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle227.0201.0204.050.0

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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