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EIA plant 57361

Avenal · Kings · CA

Sand Drag LLC

Operated by Avenal Solar Holdings LLC

Annual generation28,192 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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35.982778, -120.110277

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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 Photovoltaic19 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.

11,751
21,989
33,222
42,999
51,818
61,254
73,417
82,679
93,301
101,791
112,206
121,765

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
11,751
21,989
33,222
42,999
51,818
61,254
73,417
82,679
93,301
101,791
112,206
121,765

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,751 MWh
21,989 MWh
33,222 MWh
42,999 MWh
51,818 MWh
61,254 MWh
73,417 MWh
82,679 MWh
93,301 MWh
101,791 MWh
112,206 MWh
121,765 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN19OP

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EIA plant ID
57361
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (3,417 MWh) and 6 the lowest (1,254 MWh). Their difference is 2,163 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic19.019.019.0Not 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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