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EIA plant 56232

San Diego · San Diego · CA

Miramar Energy Facility

Operated by San Diego Gas & Electric Co

Annual generation10,538 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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Where is Miramar Energy Facility?

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32.876900, -117.166389

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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 Turbine106 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.

1508
2170
3533
4108
50
6424
73,486
81,199
91,599
101,892
11420
12199

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
1508
2170
3533
4108
50
6424
73,486
81,199
91,599
101,892
11420
12199

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1508 MWh
2170 MWh
3533 MWh
4108 MWh
50 MWh
6424 MWh
73,486 MWh
81,199 MWh
91,599 MWh
101,892 MWh
11420 MWh
12199 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG53OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG53OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56232
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
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 (3,486 MWh) and 5 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 3,486 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 Turbine53.047.047.045.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine53.047.047.045.0

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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