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EIA plant 60558

Blythe · Riverside · CA

Solar Blythe 2

Operated by NRG Solar Blythe II LLC

Annual generation38,093 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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33.618678, -114.696182

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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 Photovoltaic20 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.

12,509
21,696
31,097
4969
52,040
64,737
75,970
85,502
94,662
103,828
112,409
122,674

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
12,509
21,696
31,097
4969
52,040
64,737
75,970
85,502
94,662
103,828
112,409
122,674

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,509 MWh
21,696 MWh
31,097 MWh
4969 MWh
52,040 MWh
64,737 MWh
75,970 MWh
85,502 MWh
94,662 MWh
103,828 MWh
112,409 MWh
122,674 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN20OP

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EIA plant ID
60558
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (5,970 MWh) and 4 the lowest (969 MWh). Their difference is 5,001 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic20.020.020.0Not 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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