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EIA plant 57831

Palmdale · Los Angeles · CA

Heliocentric

Operated by Heliocentric LLC

Annual generation2,016 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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34.654340, -117.971004

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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 Photovoltaic1.5 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.

1130
2143
3166
4206
5183
6144
7159
8236
9214
10165
11141
12129

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
1130
2143
3166
4206
5183
6144
7159
8236
9214
10165
11141
12129

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1130 MWh
2143 MWh
3166 MWh
4206 MWh
5183 MWh
6144 MWh
7159 MWh
8236 MWh
9214 MWh
10165 MWh
11141 MWh
12129 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57831
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, 8 has the highest recorded value (236 MWh) and 12 the lowest (129 MWh). Their difference is 107 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic1.51.31.5Not 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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