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EIA plant 60583

LaFayette · Chambers · AL

LaFayette Solar Farm

Operated by Boralex US Operations LLC

Annual generation165,446 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

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32.876313, -85.388210

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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 Photovoltaic79.2 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.

19,534
210,991
312,214
416,933
517,155
618,893
715,644
819,341
912,401
1015,333
118,483
128,524

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
19,534
210,991
312,214
416,933
517,155
618,893
715,644
819,341
912,401
1015,333
118,483
128,524

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
19,534 MWh
210,991 MWh
312,214 MWh
416,933 MWh
517,155 MWh
618,893 MWh
715,644 MWh
819,341 MWh
912,401 MWh
1015,333 MWh
118,483 MWh
128,524 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN79.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60583
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
NA
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 (19,341 MWh) and 11 the lowest (8,483 MWh). Their difference is 10,858 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV1Solar Photovoltaic79.279.279.2Not 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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