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EIA plant 64013

Somonauk · DeKalb · IL

Somonauk Road Solar 1

Operated by Somonauk Road Solar 1, LLC

Annual generation4,284 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Somonauk Road Solar 1?

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41.758266, -88.656288

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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.

1150
2331
3327
4309
5551
6481
7511
8502
9435
10403
11155
12129

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
1150
2331
3327
4309
5551
6481
7511
8502
9435
10403
11155
12129

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1150 MWh
2331 MWh
3327 MWh
4309 MWh
5551 MWh
6481 MWh
7511 MWh
8502 MWh
9435 MWh
10403 MWh
11155 MWh
12129 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
6344Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
64013
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 (551 MWh) and 12 the lowest (129 MWh). Their difference is 422 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
6344Solar Photovoltaic2.02.01.6Not 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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