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EIA plant 10323

Hood River · Hood River · OR

Copper Dam Plant

Operated by Farmer's Irrigation District

Annual generation16,363 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPacifiCorp - WestBalancing authority or NERC region

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45.665230, -121.523761

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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 Hydroelectric2.6 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.

11,410
21,809
31,930
41,782
51,556
61,023
7855
8620
91,031
101,087
111,518
121,742

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
11,410
21,809
31,930
41,782
51,556
61,023
7855
8620
91,031
101,087
111,518
121,742

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,410 MWh
21,809 MWh
31,930 MWh
41,782 MWh
51,556 MWh
61,023 MWh
7855 MWh
8620 MWh
91,031 MWh
101,087 MWh
111,518 MWh
121,742 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
TURGOConventional HydroelectricWAT2.6OP

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EIA plant ID
10323
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Hood River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (1,930 MWh) and 8 the lowest (620 MWh). Their difference is 1,310 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
TURGOConventional Hydroelectric2.61.02.60.5

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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