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EIA plant 57580

El Dorado Hills · El Dorado · CA

Broadridge Cogen

Operated by Broadridge Customer Communications

Annual generation15,842 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNG, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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38.618300, -121.056400

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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 Internal Combustion Engine4.2 MW represented
TechnologySolar Photovoltaic1 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.

11,696.43
21,173.59
3875.23
4776.61
5748.99
61,133.67
72,007.68
81,746.45
91,531.97
101,569.41
111,244.21
121,337.78

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
11,696.43
21,173.59
3875.23
4776.61
5748.99
61,133.67
72,007.68
81,746.45
91,531.97
101,569.41
111,244.21
121,337.78

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,696 MWh
21,174 MWh
3875 MWh
4777 MWh
5749 MWh
61,134 MWh
72,008 MWh
81,746 MWh
91,532 MWh
101,569 MWh
111,244 MWh
121,338 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CG1Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG2.1OP
CG2Natural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG2.1OP
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN0.5OP
PV2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN0.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57580
Sector
IPP CHP
Water source
El Dorado Irrigation District
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 (2,008 MWh) and 5 the lowest (749 MWh). Their difference is 1,259 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.5 (PV1, PV2) to 2.1 (CG1, CG2). The difference is 1.6 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CG1Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.12.12.10.5
CG2Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.12.12.10.5
PV1Solar Photovoltaic0.50.30.20.1
PV2Solar Photovoltaic0.50.50.30.1

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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