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EIA plant 58718

Arvin · Kern · CA

Orion Solar I

Operated by Orion Solar I LLC

Annual generation28,320 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Orion Solar I?

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35.150694, -118.875000

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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 Photovoltaic12 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.

11,240
21,595
32,264
43,047
53,793
63,434
73,146
83,187
92,241
101,890
111,253
121,230

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
11,240
21,595
32,264
43,047
53,793
63,434
73,146
83,187
92,241
101,890
111,253
121,230

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,240 MWh
21,595 MWh
32,264 MWh
43,047 MWh
53,793 MWh
63,434 MWh
73,146 MWh
83,187 MWh
92,241 MWh
101,890 MWh
111,253 MWh
121,230 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN12OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58718
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
NA
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 (3,793 MWh) and 12 the lowest (1,230 MWh). Their difference is 2,563 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic12.012.012.0Not 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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