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EIA plant 63206

Salem · Marion · OR

Rafael Solar

Operated by Rafael Solar LLC

Annual generation3,819 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPortland General Electric CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Rafael Solar?

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44.859838, -123.007913

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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 Photovoltaic2.2 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.

174
2181
3319
4389
5473
6490
7556
8462
9393
10293
11105
1284

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
174
2181
3319
4389
5473
6490
7556
8462
9393
10293
11105
1284

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
174 MWh
2181 MWh
3319 MWh
4389 MWh
5473 MWh
6490 MWh
7556 MWh
8462 MWh
9393 MWh
10293 MWh
11105 MWh
1284 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
RSPV1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63206
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (556 MWh) and 1 the lowest (74 MWh). Their difference is 482 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
RSPV1Solar Photovoltaic2.22.22.2Not 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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