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EIA plant 63954

Mendota · LaSalle · IL

Mendota

Operated by Mendota US Solar 1 LLC

Annual generation3,404 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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41.548630, -89.159860

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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 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.

182
2304
3312
4311
5304
6379
7383
8380
9345
10345
11140
12119

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
182
2304
3312
4311
5304
6379
7383
8380
9345
10345
11140
12119

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
182 MWh
2304 MWh
3312 MWh
4311 MWh
5304 MWh
6379 MWh
7383 MWh
8380 MWh
9345 MWh
10345 MWh
11140 MWh
12119 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
MENDSSolar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63954
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 (383 MWh) and 1 the lowest (82 MWh). Their difference is 301 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
MENDSSolar Photovoltaic2.02.02.0Not 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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