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EIA plant 60226

Herald · Sacramento · CA

Rancho Seco Solar, LLC

Operated by Rancho Seco Solar, LLC

Annual generation19,203 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBalancing Authority of Northern CaliforniaBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Rancho Seco Solar, LLC?

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38.339857, -121.114494

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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 Photovoltaic10.8 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.

1565
2781
31,570
42,208
52,553
62,591
72,301
81,971
91,694
101,456
11899
12614

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
1565
2781
31,570
42,208
52,553
62,591
72,301
81,971
91,694
101,456
11899
12614

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1565 MWh
2781 MWh
31,570 MWh
42,208 MWh
52,553 MWh
62,591 MWh
72,301 MWh
81,971 MWh
91,694 MWh
101,456 MWh
11899 MWh
12614 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN01Solar PhotovoltaicSUN10.8OP

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EIA plant ID
60226
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, 6 has the highest recorded value (2,591 MWh) and 1 the lowest (565 MWh). Their difference is 2,026 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN01Solar Photovoltaic10.810.810.8Not 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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