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EIA plant 66713

Bakersfield · Kern · CA

Wheeler Ridge

Operated by AFTW Holdings, LLC

Annual generation11,899 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 Wheeler Ridge?

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35.082000, -119.316000

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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 Photovoltaic4.5 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.

1653
2790
3885
4843
51,208
61,085
71,259
81,394
91,315
101,121
11732
12614

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
1653
2790
3885
4843
51,208
61,085
71,259
81,394
91,315
101,121
11732
12614

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1653 MWh
2790 MWh
3885 MWh
4843 MWh
51,208 MWh
61,085 MWh
71,259 MWh
81,394 MWh
91,315 MWh
101,121 MWh
11732 MWh
12614 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
WHRPVSolar PhotovoltaicSUN4.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
66713
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, 8 has the highest recorded value (1,394 MWh) and 12 the lowest (614 MWh). Their difference is 780 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
WHRPVSolar Photovoltaic4.54.54.5Not 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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