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EIA plant 62730

Louisa · Louisa · VA

Desper Solar

Operated by Dominion Renewable Energy

Annual generation118,440 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

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38.015735, -78.043131

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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 Photovoltaic88.2 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.

13,581
26,141
310,499
411,912
511,979
615,562
712,185
813,571
910,610
1010,738
116,415
125,247

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
13,581
26,141
310,499
411,912
511,979
615,562
712,185
813,571
910,610
1010,738
116,415
125,247

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,581 MWh
26,141 MWh
310,499 MWh
411,912 MWh
511,979 MWh
615,562 MWh
712,185 MWh
813,571 MWh
910,610 MWh
1010,738 MWh
116,415 MWh
125,247 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN88.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
62730
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (15,562 MWh) and 1 the lowest (3,581 MWh). Their difference is 11,981 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Solar Photovoltaic88.288.288.2Not 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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