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EIA plant 62459

San Jose · Santa Clara · CA

Micro Santa Clara

Operated by Bloom Energy

Annual generation8,603 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Micro Santa Clara?

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37.378422, -121.899969

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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

TechnologyOther Natural Gas3 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.

1766
2709
3749
4724
5741
6717
7736
8721
9680
10656
11684
12720

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
1766
2709
3749
4724
5741
6717
7736
8721
9680
10656
11684
12720

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1766 MWh
2709 MWh
3749 MWh
4724 MWh
5741 MWh
6717 MWh
7736 MWh
8721 MWh
9680 MWh
10656 MWh
11684 MWh
12720 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SMC01Other Natural GasNG3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62459
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, 1 has the highest recorded value (766 MWh) and 10 the lowest (656 MWh). Their difference is 110 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SMC01Other Natural Gas3.03.03.0Not 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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