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EIA plant 7315

Modesto · Stanislaus · CA

Almond Power Plant

Operated by Turlock Irrigation District

Annual generation172,986 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextTurlock Irrigation DistrictBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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37.574400, -120.985000

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine223.5 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.

126,015
2731
31,753
415,899
58,885
613,437
725,635
814,058
914,194
1016,480
1133,218
122,681

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
126,015
2731
31,753
415,899
58,885
613,437
725,635
814,058
914,194
1016,480
1133,218
122,681

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
126,015 MWh
2731 MWh
31,753 MWh
415,899 MWh
58,885 MWh
613,437 MWh
725,635 MWh
814,058 MWh
914,194 MWh
1016,480 MWh
1133,218 MWh
122,681 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG58OP
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG58OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG58OP
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG49.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7315
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Municipality
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 11 has the highest recorded value (33,218 MWh) and 2 the lowest (731 MWh). Their difference is 32,487 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 49.5 (1) to 58 (2, 3, 4). The difference is 8.5 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine49.549.549.516.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine58.050.058.016.0
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine58.050.058.016.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine58.050.058.016.0

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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