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EIA plant 63416

Red Bluff · Tehama · CA

Sierra Pacific Industries (2042-RD)

Operated by Sierra Pacific Industries

Annual generation16,322 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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Where is Sierra Pacific Industries (2042-RD)?

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40.121389, -122.191944

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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 Photovoltaic8.4 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.

1624
2911
31,328
41,632
51,969
61,819
71,762
81,745
91,663
101,399
11896
12574

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
1624
2911
31,328
41,632
51,969
61,819
71,762
81,745
91,663
101,399
11896
12574

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1624 MWh
2911 MWh
31,328 MWh
41,632 MWh
51,969 MWh
61,819 MWh
71,762 MWh
81,745 MWh
91,663 MWh
101,399 MWh
11896 MWh
12574 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN8.4OP

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EIA plant ID
63416
Sector
Industrial 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 (1,969 MWh) and 12 the lowest (574 MWh). Their difference is 1,395 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Solar Photovoltaic8.48.48.4Not 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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