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EIA plant 56481

Hooper · Alamosa · CO

SunE Alamosa

Operated by SunE Alamosa1 LLC

Annual generation13,435 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPublic Service Company of ColoradoBalancing authority or NERC region

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37.690304, -105.880501

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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

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic8.2 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.

1634
2800
31,142
41,401
51,465
61,389
71,535
81,344
91,205
101,021
11725
12774

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
1634
2800
31,142
41,401
51,465
61,389
71,535
81,344
91,205
101,021
11725
12774

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1634 MWh
2800 MWh
31,142 MWh
41,401 MWh
51,465 MWh
61,389 MWh
71,535 MWh
81,344 MWh
91,205 MWh
101,021 MWh
11725 MWh
12774 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN7.2OP
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56481
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
n/a
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 (1,535 MWh) and 1 the lowest (634 MWh). Their difference is 901 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic1.00.140.25Not supplied
2Solar Photovoltaic7.25.44.07Not supplied

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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