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EIA plant 7151

Elk Creek · Glenn · CA

Stony Gorge

Operated by City of Santa Clara - (CA)

Annual generation15,640 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Stony Gorge?

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39.586864, -122.533248

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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

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric5 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.

12,133
23,065
32,975
43,047
5918
6279
70
80
9590
100
11675
121,958

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
12,133
23,065
32,975
43,047
5918
6279
70
80
9590
100
11675
121,958

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,133 MWh
23,065 MWh
32,975 MWh
43,047 MWh
5918 MWh
6279 MWh
70 MWh
80 MWh
9590 MWh
100 MWh
11675 MWh
121,958 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7151
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Stony Gorge Reservoir
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (3,065 MWh) and 7, 8, 10 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 3,065 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric2.52.52.50.3
2Conventional Hydroelectric2.52.52.50.3

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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