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EIA plant 59250

McKittrick · Kern · CA

Rio Bravo Solar II LLC

Operated by Duke Energy Renewables Services

Annual generation50,755 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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35.422500, -119.629167

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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 Photovoltaic20 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.

12,154
22,889
34,288
44,417
56,256
66,246
76,042
85,720
94,730
103,622
112,533
121,858

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
12,154
22,889
34,288
44,417
56,256
66,246
76,042
85,720
94,730
103,622
112,533
121,858

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,154 MWh
22,889 MWh
34,288 MWh
44,417 MWh
56,256 MWh
66,246 MWh
76,042 MWh
85,720 MWh
94,730 MWh
103,622 MWh
112,533 MWh
121,858 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN20OP

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EIA plant ID
59250
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 (6,256 MWh) and 12 the lowest (1,858 MWh). Their difference is 4,398 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic20.019.514.1Not 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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