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EIA plant 57482

Desert Hot Springs · Riverside · CA

Sentinel Energy Center, LLC

Operated by Sentinel Energy Center LLC

Annual generation419,805 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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33.934167, -116.571388

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine800 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.

190,235
216,166
329,456
412,845
514,267
634,348
7102,241
866,499
941,036
109,447
110
123,265

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
190,235
216,166
329,456
412,845
514,267
634,348
7102,241
866,499
941,036
109,447
110
123,265

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
190,235 MWh
216,166 MWh
329,456 MWh
412,845 MWh
514,267 MWh
634,348 MWh
7102,241 MWh
866,499 MWh
941,036 MWh
109,447 MWh
110 MWh
123,265 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP
CTG5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP
CTG6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP
CTG7Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP
CTG8Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG100OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57482
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
WELL (simple cycle gas turbine
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 (102,241 MWh) and 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 102,241 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0
CTG5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0
CTG6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0
CTG7Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0
CTG8Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine100.0100.0100.045.0

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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