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EIA plant 58007

Brea · Orange · CA

Brea Expansion Plant

Operated by Brea Power II

Annual generation246,125 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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33.932022, -117.840233

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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

TechnologyLandfill Gas35.7 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the CA plant index for regional peers.

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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.

121,240.09
220,119.74
321,563.1
417,374.64
522,354.62
618,273.83
719,528.04
821,366.19
920,872.46
1021,359.4
1119,916.04
1222,156.74

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
121,240.09
220,119.74
321,563.1
417,374.64
522,354.62
618,273.83
719,528.04
821,366.19
920,872.46
1021,359.4
1119,916.04
1222,156.74

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
121,240 MWh
220,120 MWh
321,563 MWh
417,375 MWh
522,355 MWh
618,274 MWh
719,528 MWh
821,366 MWh
920,872 MWh
1021,359 MWh
1119,916 MWh
1222,157 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
G5Landfill GasLFG10.5OP
G1Landfill GasLFG6.3OP
G2Landfill GasLFG6.3OP
G3Landfill GasLFG6.3OP
G4Landfill GasLFG6.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58007
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
City Water
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 (22,355 MWh) and 4 the lowest (17,375 MWh). Their difference is 4,980 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 6.3 (G1, G2, G3) to 10.5 (G5). The difference is 4.2 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
G1Landfill Gas6.36.86.83.5
G2Landfill Gas6.36.86.83.5
G3Landfill Gas6.36.86.83.5
G4Landfill Gas6.36.86.83.5
G5Landfill Gas10.510.010.04.0

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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