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EIA plant 62671

Sunnyvale · Santa Clara · CA

Equinix Caspian Dr. Fuel Cell

Operated by 2016 ESA Project Company, LLC

Annual generation38,304 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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37.415092, -122.052110

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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 Gas4.8 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.

13,251
22,996
33,162
43,067
53,214
63,180
73,212
83,258
93,219
103,334
113,189
123,222

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
13,251
22,996
33,162
43,067
53,214
63,180
73,212
83,258
93,219
103,334
113,189
123,222

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,251 MWh
22,996 MWh
33,162 MWh
43,067 MWh
53,214 MWh
63,180 MWh
73,212 MWh
83,258 MWh
93,219 MWh
103,334 MWh
113,189 MWh
123,222 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
EQX1BOther Natural GasNG2.8OP
EQX1AOther Natural GasNG2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62671
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, 10 has the highest recorded value (3,334 MWh) and 2 the lowest (2,996 MWh). Their difference is 338 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
EQX1AOther Natural Gas2.02.02.02.0
EQX1BOther Natural Gas2.82.82.82.8

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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