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EIA plant 57849

Elk Grove · Sacramento · CA

Green Acres Solar Facility 1

Operated by SIT Renewables, Inc.

Annual generation3,922 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBalancing Authority of Northern CaliforniaBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Green Acres Solar Facility 1?

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38.282021, -121.464676

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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 Photovoltaic3 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.

1182
2215
3369
4432
5505
6473
7427
8384
9328
10235
11216
12156

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
1182
2215
3369
4432
5505
6473
7427
8384
9328
10235
11216
12156

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1182 MWh
2215 MWh
3369 MWh
4432 MWh
5505 MWh
6473 MWh
7427 MWh
8384 MWh
9328 MWh
10235 MWh
11216 MWh
12156 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GASF1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57849
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, 5 has the highest recorded value (505 MWh) and 12 the lowest (156 MWh). Their difference is 349 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GASF1Solar Photovoltaic3.02.82.0Not 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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