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EIA plant 63875

Delano · Kern · CA

Kern Valley SP

Operated by Ecoplexus, Inc

Annual generation7,892 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Kern Valley SP?

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35.764049, -119.313756

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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 Photovoltaic3 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.

1355
2382
3737
4838
51,063
61,028
7958
8853
9615
10313
11407
12343

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
1355
2382
3737
4838
51,063
61,028
7958
8853
9615
10313
11407
12343

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1355 MWh
2382 MWh
3737 MWh
4838 MWh
51,063 MWh
61,028 MWh
7958 MWh
8853 MWh
9615 MWh
10313 MWh
11407 MWh
12343 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
KRNVLSolar PhotovoltaicSUN3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63875
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 (1,063 MWh) and 10 the lowest (313 MWh). Their difference is 750 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
KRNVLSolar Photovoltaic3.03.03.0Not 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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