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EIA plant 65525

Soledad · Monterey · CA

CA-DGS RFP-Salinas Valley State Prison

Operated by Forefront Power, LLC

Annual generation6,846 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 CA-DGS RFP-Salinas Valley State Prison?

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36.467471, -121.384486

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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 Photovoltaic3.3 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.

1363
2457
3684
4554
5320
6838
7974
8678
9661
10597
11396
12324

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
1363
2457
3684
4554
5320
6838
7974
8678
9661
10597
11396
12324

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1363 MWh
2457 MWh
3684 MWh
4554 MWh
5320 MWh
6838 MWh
7974 MWh
8678 MWh
9661 MWh
10597 MWh
11396 MWh
12324 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
14068Solar PhotovoltaicSUN3.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
65525
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 (974 MWh) and 5 the lowest (320 MWh). Their difference is 654 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
14068Solar Photovoltaic3.33.33.3Not 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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