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EIA plant 56895

Half Moon Bay · San Mateo · CA

Ameresco Ox Mountain

Operated by AMERESCO Ox Mountain Energy LLC

Annual generation80,885 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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37.500000, -122.400000

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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

TechnologyLandfill Gas11.4 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.

16,965
27,423
35,780
46,499
57,707
66,234
76,735
87,574
96,562
105,715
116,233
127,458

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
16,965
27,423
35,780
46,499
57,707
66,234
76,735
87,574
96,562
105,715
116,233
127,458

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
16,965 MWh
27,423 MWh
35,780 MWh
46,499 MWh
57,707 MWh
66,234 MWh
76,735 MWh
87,574 MWh
96,562 MWh
105,715 MWh
116,233 MWh
127,458 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Landfill GasLFG1.9OP
2Landfill GasLFG1.9OP
3Landfill GasLFG1.9OP
4Landfill GasLFG1.9OP
5Landfill GasLFG1.9OP
6Landfill GasLFG1.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56895
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, 5 has the highest recorded value (7,707 MWh) and 10 the lowest (5,715 MWh). Their difference is 1,992 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Landfill Gas1.91.81.80.9
2Landfill Gas1.91.81.80.9
3Landfill Gas1.91.81.80.9
4Landfill Gas1.91.81.80.9
5Landfill Gas1.91.81.80.9
6Landfill Gas1.91.81.80.9

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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