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EIA plant 59900

Corcoran · Kings · CA

Corcoran Solar 3

Operated by Consolidated Edison Development Inc.

Annual generation46,423 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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36.150420, -119.585420

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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.

11,731
22,869
33,632
44,424
56,605
65,823
75,914
85,114
93,552
102,707
112,462
121,590

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
11,731
22,869
33,632
44,424
56,605
65,823
75,914
85,114
93,552
102,707
112,462
121,590

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,731 MWh
22,869 MWh
33,632 MWh
44,424 MWh
56,605 MWh
65,823 MWh
75,914 MWh
85,114 MWh
93,552 MWh
102,707 MWh
112,462 MWh
121,590 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
C3CASolar PhotovoltaicSUN20OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59900
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 (6,605 MWh) and 12 the lowest (1,590 MWh). Their difference is 5,015 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
C3CASolar 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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