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EIA plant 64914

Trona · Inyo · CA

Trona Solar III

Operated by Trona Solar III LLC

Annual generation4,518 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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35.804953, -117.350572

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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.

1238
2295
3209
4326
5332
6551
7599
8574
9487
10384
11295
12228

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
1238
2295
3209
4326
5332
6551
7599
8574
9487
10384
11295
12228

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1238 MWh
2295 MWh
3209 MWh
4326 MWh
5332 MWh
6551 MWh
7599 MWh
8574 MWh
9487 MWh
10384 MWh
11295 MWh
12228 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
71466Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
64914
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
NA
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 (599 MWh) and 3 the lowest (209 MWh). Their difference is 390 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
71466Solar 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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