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EIA plant 67952

Durango · La Plata · CO

LPEA Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility

Operated by La Plata Electric Assn, Inc

Annual generation4,586 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is LPEA Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility?

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37.124087, -107.860243

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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 Photovoltaic1.7 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.

1287
2323
3424
4429
5510
6516
7463
8422
9398
10326
11260
12228

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
1287
2323
3424
4429
5510
6516
7463
8422
9398
10326
11260
12228

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1287 MWh
2323 MWh
3424 MWh
4429 MWh
5510 MWh
6516 MWh
7463 MWh
8422 MWh
9398 MWh
10326 MWh
11260 MWh
12228 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PV001Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
67952
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (516 MWh) and 12 the lowest (228 MWh). Their difference is 288 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PV001Solar Photovoltaic1.71.71.7Not 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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