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EIA plant 59404

Searchlight · Clark · NV

Searchlight Solar

Operated by Altus Power America Management, LLC

Annual generation45,701 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNevada Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

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35.479722, -114.936111

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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 Photovoltaic17.5 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.

12,339
22,726
33,660
44,602
55,425
65,265
74,990
84,604
94,286
103,564
112,490
121,750

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
12,339
22,726
33,660
44,602
55,425
65,265
74,990
84,604
94,286
103,564
112,490
121,750

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,339 MWh
22,726 MWh
33,660 MWh
44,602 MWh
55,425 MWh
65,265 MWh
74,990 MWh
84,604 MWh
94,286 MWh
103,564 MWh
112,490 MWh
121,750 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN17.5OP

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EIA plant ID
59404
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 (5,425 MWh) and 12 the lowest (1,750 MWh). Their difference is 3,675 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic17.517.517.5Not 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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