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EIA plant 56135

Ripon · San Joaquin · CA

Ripon Generation Station

Operated by Modesto Irrigation District

Annual generation8,659 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBalancing Authority of Northern CaliforniaBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Ripon Generation Station?

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37.731500, -121.116000

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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 Combustion Turbine121 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.

1398.17
285.86
30
4143.31
5143.36
6323.88
72,760.51
8465.33
91,401.21
102,406.69
11530.68
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
1398.17
285.86
30
4143.31
5143.36
6323.88
72,760.51
8465.33
91,401.21
102,406.69
11530.68
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1398 MWh
286 MWh
30 MWh
4143 MWh
5143 MWh
6324 MWh
72,761 MWh
8465 MWh
91,401 MWh
102,407 MWh
11531 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG60.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56135
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
NonPotable Well Water
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 (2,761 MWh) and 3, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 2,761 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.550.050.020.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine60.550.050.020.0

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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