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EIA plant 59098

Lancaster · Los Angeles · CA

Kettering Solar 1

Operated by Tesla Inc.

Annual generation1,620 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 Kettering Solar 1?

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34.700278, -118.123611

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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 Photovoltaic1 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.

1126
2127
3173
4204
5225
6209
7177
8100
987
1077
1160
1255

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
1126
2127
3173
4204
5225
6209
7177
8100
987
1077
1160
1255

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1126 MWh
2127 MWh
3173 MWh
4204 MWh
5225 MWh
6209 MWh
7177 MWh
8100 MWh
987 MWh
1077 MWh
1160 MWh
1255 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59098
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 (225 MWh) and 12 the lowest (55 MWh). Their difference is 170 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not 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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