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EIA plant 10214

Plattsburgh · Clinton · NY

Lower Saranac Hydroelectric Facility

Operated by Central Rivers Power US, LLC

Annual generation10,859 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Lower Saranac Hydroelectric Facility?

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44.669400, -73.507500

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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 Hydroelectric6.7 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.

12,697
22,062
32,249
4959
5872
60
70
80
90
1011
111,067
12942

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
12,697
22,062
32,249
4959
5872
60
70
80
90
1011
111,067
12942

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,697 MWh
22,062 MWh
32,249 MWh
4959 MWh
5872 MWh
60 MWh
70 MWh
80 MWh
90 MWh
1011 MWh
111,067 MWh
12942 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.2OP
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.2OP
GEN3Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10214
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Saranac River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (2,697 MWh) and 6, 7, 8, 9 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 2,697 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.3 (GEN3) to 3.2 (GEN1, GEN2). The difference is 2.9 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
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric3.23.02.90.1
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric3.23.02.90.1
GEN3Conventional Hydroelectric0.30.30.30.1

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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