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EIA plant 60123

McCarney · Upton · TX

Castle Gap Solar Hybrid

Operated by Upton County Solar 2 LLC

Annual generation396,135 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesMWH, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

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31.255000, -102.272000

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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 Photovoltaic180 MW represented
TechnologyBatteries9.9 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the TX plant index for regional peers.

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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.

125,316
226,989
325,744
433,505
539,514
639,473
741,991
846,083
935,909
1032,923
1124,169
1224,519

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
125,316
226,989
325,744
433,505
539,514
639,473
741,991
846,083
935,909
1032,923
1124,169
1224,519

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
125,316 MWh
226,989 MWh
325,744 MWh
433,505 MWh
539,514 MWh
639,473 MWh
741,991 MWh
846,083 MWh
935,909 MWh
1032,923 MWh
1124,169 MWh
1224,519 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CGAPSolar PhotovoltaicSUN180OP
BAT1BatteriesMWH9.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60123
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, 8 has the highest recorded value (46,083 MWh) and 11 the lowest (24,169 MWh). Their difference is 21,914 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
BAT1Batteries9.99.99.90.0
CGAPSolar Photovoltaic180.0180.0180.0Not 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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