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EIA plant 62464

Mendota · Fresno · CA

Little Bear 4

Operated by Little Bear Solar 4, LLC (Longroad)

Annual generation44,907 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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36.716000, -120.415000

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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 Photovoltaic50 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.

14,237
23,288
33,766
41,733
51,341
63,555
75,758
82,832
92,934
105,009
116,097
124,357

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
14,237
23,288
33,766
41,733
51,341
63,555
75,758
82,832
92,934
105,009
116,097
124,357

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14,237 MWh
23,288 MWh
33,766 MWh
41,733 MWh
51,341 MWh
63,555 MWh
75,758 MWh
82,832 MWh
92,934 MWh
105,009 MWh
116,097 MWh
124,357 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN01Solar PhotovoltaicSUN50OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62464
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, 11 has the highest recorded value (6,097 MWh) and 5 the lowest (1,341 MWh). Their difference is 4,756 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN01Solar Photovoltaic50.050.050.0Not 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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