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EIA plant 58017

Boulder City · Clark · NV

Copper Mountain Solar 2

Operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Annual generation356,125 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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35.786389, -114.962778

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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 Photovoltaic154 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.

121,059
222,378
329,144
433,891
535,708
634,442
734,286
833,260
932,904
1030,287
1126,173
1222,593

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
121,059
222,378
329,144
433,891
535,708
634,442
734,286
833,260
932,904
1030,287
1126,173
1222,593

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
121,059 MWh
222,378 MWh
329,144 MWh
433,891 MWh
535,708 MWh
634,442 MWh
734,286 MWh
833,260 MWh
932,904 MWh
1030,287 MWh
1126,173 MWh
1222,593 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV03Solar PhotovoltaicSUN34OP
PV01Solar PhotovoltaicSUN30OP
PV02Solar PhotovoltaicSUN30OP
PV04Solar PhotovoltaicSUN30OP
PV05Solar PhotovoltaicSUN30OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58017
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 (35,708 MWh) and 1 the lowest (21,059 MWh). Their difference is 14,649 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 30 (PV01, PV02, PV04) to 34 (PV03). The difference is 4 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
PV01Solar Photovoltaic30.030.030.0Not supplied
PV02Solar Photovoltaic30.030.030.0Not supplied
PV03Solar Photovoltaic34.034.034.0Not supplied
PV04Solar Photovoltaic30.030.030.0Not supplied
PV05Solar Photovoltaic30.030.030.0Not 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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