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EIA plant 59524

Lost Hills · Kern · CA

Blackwell Solar Park

Operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Annual generation31,333 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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35.612000, -119.845000

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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.

11,387
21,549
3748
41,501
53,244
64,228
74,618
84,226
93,662
102,677
111,959
121,534

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
11,387
21,549
3748
41,501
53,244
64,228
74,618
84,226
93,662
102,677
111,959
121,534

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,387 MWh
21,549 MWh
3748 MWh
41,501 MWh
53,244 MWh
64,228 MWh
74,618 MWh
84,226 MWh
93,662 MWh
102,677 MWh
111,959 MWh
121,534 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
FRBSPSolar PhotovoltaicSUN20OP

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EIA plant ID
59524
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (4,618 MWh) and 3 the lowest (748 MWh). Their difference is 3,870 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
FRBSPSolar Photovoltaic20.020.020.0Not 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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