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EIA plant 59456

San Diego · San Diego · CA

P Plant

Operated by Qualcomm Incorporated

Annual generation17,177 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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32.894722, -117.198056

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine4.6 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.

12,810
22,295
32,761
42,709
52,683
62,651
71,268
80
90
100
110
120

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
12,810
22,295
32,761
42,709
52,683
62,651
71,268
80
90
100
110
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,810 MWh
22,295 MWh
32,761 MWh
42,709 MWh
52,683 MWh
62,651 MWh
71,268 MWh
80 MWh
90 MWh
100 MWh
110 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
P-TG4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG4.6OS

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59456
Sector
Commercial CHP
Water source
City of San Diego water
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (2,810 MWh) and 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 2,810 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
P-TG4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine4.64.04.03.8

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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