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Sand Point · Aleutians East · AK

Sand Point

Operated by Sand Point Generating, LLC

Annual generation3,616 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesDFO, WNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextUnavailableBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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55.339722, -160.497222

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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

TechnologyPetroleum Liquids2.7 MW represented
TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine1 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.

1317.49
2285.9
3344.58
4363.04
5212.82
6379.95
7222.88
8321.86
9213.75
10339.38
11332
12282.34

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
1317.49
2285.9
3344.58
4363.04
5212.82
6379.95
7222.88
8321.86
9213.75
10339.38
11332
12282.34

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1317 MWh
2286 MWh
3345 MWh
4363 MWh
5213 MWh
6380 MWh
7223 MWh
8322 MWh
9214 MWh
10339 MWh
11332 MWh
12282 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Petroleum LiquidsDFO0.9SB
2Petroleum LiquidsDFO0.9OP
3Petroleum LiquidsDFO0.5OP
WT1Onshore Wind TurbineWND0.5OS
WT2Onshore Wind TurbineWND0.5OS
5.1Petroleum LiquidsDFO0.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1
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 (380 MWh) and 5 the lowest (213 MWh). Their difference is 167 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.4 (5.1) to 0.9 (1, 2). The difference is 0.5 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
1Petroleum Liquids0.90.40.40.4
2Petroleum Liquids0.90.30.30.3
3Petroleum Liquids0.50.30.30.3
5.1Petroleum Liquids0.40.30.30.2
WT1Onshore Wind Turbine0.50.10.10.1
WT2Onshore Wind Turbine0.50.30.30.3

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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