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EIA plant 66533

Los Alamitos · Orange · CA

BCE Los Alamitos 1

Operated by Bright Canyon Energy

Annual generation19,127 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUN, MWHCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is BCE Los Alamitos 1?

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33.789900, -118.063900

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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 Photovoltaic10 MW represented
TechnologyBatteries10 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.

11,388
21,301
32,025
41,404
51,776
62,037
72,181
82,172
91,617
101,325
111,100
12801

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
11,388
21,301
32,025
41,404
51,776
62,037
72,181
82,172
91,617
101,325
111,100
12801

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,388 MWh
21,301 MWh
32,025 MWh
41,404 MWh
51,776 MWh
62,037 MWh
72,181 MWh
82,172 MWh
91,617 MWh
101,325 MWh
111,100 MWh
12801 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
BCE11Solar PhotovoltaicSUN10OP
BCE12BatteriesMWH10OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
66533
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 (2,181 MWh) and 12 the lowest (801 MWh). Their difference is 1,380 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
BCE11Solar Photovoltaic10.010.010.0Not supplied
BCE12Batteries10.010.010.0Not 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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