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EIA plant 60095

Blythe · Riverside · CA

Blythe Solar IV, LLC

Operated by Blythe Solar IV, LLC

Annual generation298,758 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUN, MWHCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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33.682000, -114.768000

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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 Photovoltaic137.4 MW represented
TechnologyBatteries47 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.

116,004
29,553
311,848
435,418
540,239
618,754
737,929
834,862
932,165
1026,328
1119,166
1216,492

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
116,004
29,553
311,848
435,418
540,239
618,754
737,929
834,862
932,165
1026,328
1119,166
1216,492

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
116,004 MWh
29,553 MWh
311,848 MWh
435,418 MWh
540,239 MWh
618,754 MWh
737,929 MWh
834,862 MWh
932,165 MWh
1026,328 MWh
1119,166 MWh
1216,492 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
BLS4ASolar PhotovoltaicSUN68.7OP
BLS4BSolar PhotovoltaicSUN68.7OP
BLST4BatteriesMWH47OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60095
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 (40,239 MWh) and 2 the lowest (9,553 MWh). Their difference is 30,686 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 47 (BLST4) to 68.7 (BLS4A, BLS4B). The difference is 21.7 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
BLS4ASolar Photovoltaic68.768.768.7Not supplied
BLS4BSolar Photovoltaic68.768.768.7Not supplied
BLST4Batteries47.047.047.0Not 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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