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EIA plant 59738

Mendota · Fresno · CA

Citizen B

Operated by AES Distributed Energy

Annual generation3,806 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Citizen B?

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36.723806, -120.432139

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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 Photovoltaic5 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.

1325
2395
3846
4120
557
6194
7223
841
949
10220
11751
12585

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
1325
2395
3846
4120
557
6194
7223
841
949
10220
11751
12585

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1325 MWh
2395 MWh
3846 MWh
4120 MWh
557 MWh
6194 MWh
7223 MWh
841 MWh
949 MWh
10220 MWh
11751 MWh
12585 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CSBSolar PhotovoltaicSUN5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59738
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (846 MWh) and 8 the lowest (41 MWh). Their difference is 805 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CSBSolar Photovoltaic5.05.05.0Not 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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