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EIA plant 61264

Lancaster · Los Angeles · CA

Antelope Expansion 2

Operated by AES Distributed Energy

Annual generation246,117 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Antelope Expansion 2?

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34.744977, -118.309153

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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 Photovoltaic105 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.

112,090
211,536
315,706
423,041
531,981
627,119
729,206
826,851
922,002
1019,190
1114,634
1212,761

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
112,090
211,536
315,706
423,041
531,981
627,119
729,206
826,851
922,002
1019,190
1114,634
1212,761

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
112,090 MWh
211,536 MWh
315,706 MWh
423,041 MWh
531,981 MWh
627,119 MWh
729,206 MWh
826,851 MWh
922,002 MWh
1019,190 MWh
1114,634 MWh
1212,761 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ANTX2Solar PhotovoltaicSUN105OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61264
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 (31,981 MWh) and 2 the lowest (11,536 MWh). Their difference is 20,445 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
ANTX2Solar Photovoltaic105.0105.0105.0Not 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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