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EIA plant 61619

Vacaville · Solano · CA

CDCR (CA) - Solano State Prison

Operated by SunE Solano SP Owner, LLC

Annual generation2,279 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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38.322720, -121.970620

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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 Photovoltaic1.1 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.

168
293
3181
4245
5316
6311
7197
8290
9219
10177
11108
1274

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
168
293
3181
4245
5316
6311
7197
8290
9219
10177
11108
1274

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
168 MWh
293 MWh
3181 MWh
4245 MWh
5316 MWh
6311 MWh
7197 MWh
8290 MWh
9219 MWh
10177 MWh
11108 MWh
1274 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SOLSPSolar PhotovoltaicSUN1.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61619
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 (316 MWh) and 1 the lowest (68 MWh). Their difference is 248 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SOLSPSolar Photovoltaic1.11.11.1Not 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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