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EIA plant 65857

Desert Center · Riverside · CA

Sunlight Storage

Operated by Sunlight Storage, LLC

Annual generation-40,548 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesMWHCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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33.803000, -115.402000

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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

TechnologyBatteries230 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.

1-2,669
2-1,589
3-1,757
4-4,249
5-4,212
6-5,043
7-2,439
8-3,450
9-4,109
10-4,171
11-2,734
12-4,126

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
1-2,669
2-1,589
3-1,757
4-4,249
5-4,212
6-5,043
7-2,439
8-3,450
9-4,109
10-4,171
11-2,734
12-4,126

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1-2,669 MWh
2-1,589 MWh
3-1,757 MWh
4-4,249 MWh
5-4,212 MWh
6-5,043 MWh
7-2,439 MWh
8-3,450 MWh
9-4,109 MWh
10-4,171 MWh
11-2,734 MWh
12-4,126 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SUNS1BatteriesMWH230OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
65857
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SUNS1Batteries230.0230.0230.01.0

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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