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EIA plant 58003

Alpaugh · Tulare · CA

Alpaugh 50

Operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Annual generation84,737 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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35.898333, -119.435278

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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 Photovoltaic50 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.

12,957
24,380
35,694
45,996
59,666
69,980
710,621
811,956
99,897
106,572
113,621
123,397

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
12,957
24,380
35,694
45,996
59,666
69,980
710,621
811,956
99,897
106,572
113,621
123,397

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,957 MWh
24,380 MWh
35,694 MWh
45,996 MWh
59,666 MWh
69,980 MWh
710,621 MWh
811,956 MWh
99,897 MWh
106,572 MWh
113,621 MWh
123,397 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SPS50Solar PhotovoltaicSUN50OP

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EIA plant ID
58003
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 (11,956 MWh) and 1 the lowest (2,957 MWh). Their difference is 8,999 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SPS50Solar Photovoltaic50.050.050.0Not 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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