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EIA plant 57460

Pasadena · Los Angeles · CA

Caltech Central

Operated by Bloom Energy 2009 PPA

Annual generation8,668 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Caltech Central?

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34.135800, -118.126700

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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

TechnologyOther Natural Gas1.1 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.

1765
2717
3752
4739
5740
6710
7718
8725
9698
10708
11690
12706

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
1765
2717
3752
4739
5740
6710
7718
8725
9698
10708
11690
12706

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1765 MWh
2717 MWh
3752 MWh
4739 MWh
5740 MWh
6710 MWh
7718 MWh
8725 MWh
9698 MWh
10708 MWh
11690 MWh
12706 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CL00Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL01Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL02Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL03Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL04Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL05Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL06Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL07Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL08Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL09Other Natural GasNG0.1OP
CL10Other Natural GasNG0.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57460
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, 1 has the highest recorded value (765 MWh) and 11 the lowest (690 MWh). Their difference is 75 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CL00Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL01Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL02Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL03Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL04Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL05Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL06Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL07Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL08Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL09Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1
CL10Other Natural Gas0.10.10.10.1

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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