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EIA plant 65562

Bakersfiled · Kern · CA

Amazon Bakersfield 1 Solar Project

Operated by Solar Star Prime 3, LLC

Annual generation7,949 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUN, MWHCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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35.446616, -119.050890

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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 Photovoltaic4.3 MW represented
TechnologyBatteries1.6 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.

1385
2482
3677
4715
5824
6900
7922
8897
9700
10628
11441
12378

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
1385
2482
3677
4715
5824
6900
7922
8897
9700
10628
11441
12378

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1385 MWh
2482 MWh
3677 MWh
4715 MWh
5824 MWh
6900 MWh
7922 MWh
8897 MWh
9700 MWh
10628 MWh
11441 MWh
12378 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ABFSPSolar PhotovoltaicSUN4.3OP
ABSBABatteriesMWH1.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
65562
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 (922 MWh) and 12 the lowest (378 MWh). Their difference is 544 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
ABFSPSolar Photovoltaic4.34.21.6Not supplied
ABSBABatteries1.61.61.6Not 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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