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EIA plant 56446

Byron · Contra Costa · CA

Buena Vista Energy LLC

Operated by Leeward Asset Management, LLC

Annual generation89,644 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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37.805000, -121.667200

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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

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine38 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.

11,856
23,520
36,931
46,520
513,261
613,936
712,324
813,751
99,228
103,319
113,090
121,908

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
11,856
23,520
36,931
46,520
513,261
613,936
712,324
813,751
99,228
103,319
113,090
121,908

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,856 MWh
23,520 MWh
36,931 MWh
46,520 MWh
513,261 MWh
613,936 MWh
712,324 MWh
813,751 MWh
99,228 MWh
103,319 MWh
113,090 MWh
121,908 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND38OP

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EIA plant ID
56446
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (13,936 MWh) and 1 the lowest (1,856 MWh). Their difference is 12,080 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine38.038.038.00.0

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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