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EIA plant 7526

Rio Vista · Solano · CA

Solano Wind

Operated by Sacramento Municipal Util Dist

Annual generation639,926 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Solano Wind?

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38.116415, -121.769031

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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

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine300.5 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.

111,526
213,288
331,497
438,815
585,481
696,982
797,533
897,285
975,435
1040,971
1132,062
1219,051

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
111,526
213,288
331,497
438,815
585,481
696,982
797,533
897,285
975,435
1040,971
1132,062
1219,051

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
111,526 MWh
213,288 MWh
331,497 MWh
438,815 MWh
585,481 MWh
696,982 MWh
797,533 MWh
897,285 MWh
975,435 MWh
1040,971 MWh
1132,062 MWh
1219,051 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Onshore Wind TurbineWND128OP
4Onshore Wind TurbineWND85.5OP
2BOnshore Wind TurbineWND63OP
2Onshore Wind TurbineWND24OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7526
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (97,533 MWh) and 1 the lowest (11,526 MWh). Their difference is 86,007 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 24 (2) to 128 (3). The difference is 104 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
2Onshore Wind Turbine24.024.024.01.0
2BOnshore Wind Turbine63.063.063.01.0
3Onshore Wind Turbine128.0128.0128.01.0
4Onshore Wind Turbine85.585.585.51.0

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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