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EIA plant 59144

Brighton · Adams · CO

Brighton PV Solar Plant

Operated by Hangar 160 LLC

Annual generation3,252 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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39.982500, -104.940833

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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 Photovoltaic1.8 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.

1184
2211
3275
4302
5340
6323
7334
8316
9325
10285
11183
12174

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
1184
2211
3275
4302
5340
6323
7334
8316
9325
10285
11183
12174

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1184 MWh
2211 MWh
3275 MWh
4302 MWh
5340 MWh
6323 MWh
7334 MWh
8316 MWh
9325 MWh
10285 MWh
11183 MWh
12174 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
15755Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.8OP

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EIA plant ID
59144
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 (340 MWh) and 12 the lowest (174 MWh). Their difference is 166 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
15755Solar Photovoltaic1.81.81.8Not 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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