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EIA plant 59952

Suisun City · Solano · CA

Potrero Hills Energy Producers

Operated by Potrero Hills Energy Producers, LLC

Annual generation58,711 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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38.216973, -121.979452

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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

TechnologyLandfill Gas8 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.

15,085.57
24,426.4
35,308.59
44,349.96
55,134.71
64,790.99
74,965.94
85,018.55
94,812
104,656.67
114,966.44
125,195.19

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
15,085.57
24,426.4
35,308.59
44,349.96
55,134.71
64,790.99
74,965.94
85,018.55
94,812
104,656.67
114,966.44
125,195.19

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
15,086 MWh
24,426 MWh
35,309 MWh
44,350 MWh
55,135 MWh
64,791 MWh
74,966 MWh
85,019 MWh
94,812 MWh
104,657 MWh
114,966 MWh
125,195 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
2Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
3Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
4Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
5Landfill GasLFG1.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59952
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 (5,309 MWh) and 4 the lowest (4,350 MWh). Their difference is 959 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Landfill Gas1.61.61.61.1
2Landfill Gas1.61.61.61.1
3Landfill Gas1.61.61.61.1
4Landfill Gas1.61.61.61.1
5Landfill Gas1.61.61.61.1

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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