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EIA plant 65032

Unincorporated Pueblo · Pueblo · CO

Sun Mountain Solar 1

Operated by Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC

Annual generation461,915 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPublic Service Company of ColoradoBalancing authority or NERC region

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38.180331, -104.518529

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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 Photovoltaic200 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.

128,504
225,820
340,426
436,024
538,915
649,281
757,711
854,138
949,196
1034,316
1126,225
1221,359

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
128,504
225,820
340,426
436,024
538,915
649,281
757,711
854,138
949,196
1034,316
1126,225
1221,359

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
128,504 MWh
225,820 MWh
340,426 MWh
436,024 MWh
538,915 MWh
649,281 MWh
757,711 MWh
854,138 MWh
949,196 MWh
1034,316 MWh
1126,225 MWh
1221,359 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
COSM1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN200OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
65032
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 (57,711 MWh) and 12 the lowest (21,359 MWh). Their difference is 36,352 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
COSM1Solar Photovoltaic200.0200.0200.0Not 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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