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EIA plant 7368

Middletown · Sonoma · CA

Geothermal 1

Operated by Northern California Power Agny

Annual generation278,171 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesGEOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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38.752000, -122.719500

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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

TechnologyGeothermal110 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.

10
20
31,177
423,895
529,666
629,354
730,268
827,700
926,138
1029,475
1141,774
1238,724

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
10
20
31,177
423,895
529,666
629,354
730,268
827,700
926,138
1029,475
1141,774
1238,724

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
20 MWh
31,177 MWh
423,895 MWh
529,666 MWh
629,354 MWh
730,268 MWh
827,700 MWh
926,138 MWh
1029,475 MWh
1141,774 MWh
1238,724 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1GeothermalGEO55OP
2GeothermalGEO55OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7368
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Geothermal Condensate
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 (41,774 MWh) and 1, 2 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 41,774 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Geothermal55.030.032.010.0
2Geothermal55.030.032.010.0

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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