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EIA plant 62069

Ellensburg · Kittitas · WA

Penstemon Solar Project

Operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Annual generation10,725 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPuget Sound EnergyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Penstemon Solar Project?

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46.959310, -120.509050

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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 Photovoltaic5 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.

1216
2392
3978
41,111
51,341
61,472
71,649
81,301
91,090
10733
11288
12154

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
1216
2392
3978
41,111
51,341
61,472
71,649
81,301
91,090
10733
11288
12154

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1216 MWh
2392 MWh
3978 MWh
41,111 MWh
51,341 MWh
61,472 MWh
71,649 MWh
81,301 MWh
91,090 MWh
10733 MWh
11288 MWh
12154 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PENSTSolar PhotovoltaicSUN5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62069
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 (1,649 MWh) and 12 the lowest (154 MWh). Their difference is 1,495 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PENSTSolar Photovoltaic5.05.05.0Not 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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