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EIA plant 10547

Pyrites · St Lawrence · NY

Pyrites Plant

Operated by Central Rivers Power US, LLC

Annual generation25,288 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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44.522043, -75.188108

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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 Hydroelectric8.2 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.

11,914
22,199
3779
42,742
52,410
62,103
73,284
83,309
91,445
101,144
111,804
122,155

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
11,914
22,199
3779
42,742
52,410
62,103
73,284
83,309
91,445
101,144
111,804
122,155

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,914 MWh
22,199 MWh
3779 MWh
42,742 MWh
52,410 MWh
62,103 MWh
73,284 MWh
83,309 MWh
91,445 MWh
101,144 MWh
111,804 MWh
122,155 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.5OP
GEN3Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.5OP
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10547
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Grasse River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (3,309 MWh) and 3 the lowest (779 MWh). Their difference is 2,530 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 1.2 (GEN1) to 3.5 (GEN2, GEN3). The difference is 2.3 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 Hydroelectric1.21.11.10.1
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric3.53.33.20.1
GEN3Conventional Hydroelectric3.53.33.20.1

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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