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EIA plant 60007

Lost Hills · Kern · CA

Morelos del Sol

Operated by Southern Power Co

Annual generation29,928 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 Morelos del Sol?

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35.731362, -119.818712

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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 Photovoltaic15 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.

1861
21,728
32,440
42,853
54,009
63,794
73,572
83,357
92,443
102,053
111,551
121,267

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
1861
21,728
32,440
42,853
54,009
63,794
73,572
83,357
92,443
102,053
111,551
121,267

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1861 MWh
21,728 MWh
32,440 MWh
42,853 MWh
54,009 MWh
63,794 MWh
73,572 MWh
83,357 MWh
92,443 MWh
102,053 MWh
111,551 MWh
121,267 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
MORLSSolar PhotovoltaicSUN15OP

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EIA plant ID
60007
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 (4,009 MWh) and 1 the lowest (861 MWh). Their difference is 3,148 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
MORLSSolar Photovoltaic15.015.015.0Not 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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