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EIA plant 62495

Fountain · El Paso · CO

Palmer Solar

Operated by Duke Energy Renewables Services

Annual generation147,998 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Palmer Solar?

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38.629900, -104.652600

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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 Photovoltaic60 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.

17,778
29,367
313,480
413,839
516,732
615,140
715,817
813,714
914,240
1011,787
118,461
127,643

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
17,778
29,367
313,480
413,839
516,732
615,140
715,817
813,714
914,240
1011,787
118,461
127,643

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
17,778 MWh
29,367 MWh
313,480 MWh
413,839 MWh
516,732 MWh
615,140 MWh
715,817 MWh
813,714 MWh
914,240 MWh
1011,787 MWh
118,461 MWh
127,643 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
20181Solar PhotovoltaicSUN60OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62495
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 (16,732 MWh) and 12 the lowest (7,643 MWh). Their difference is 9,089 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
20181Solar Photovoltaic60.060.060.0Not 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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