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EIA plant 10740

Shoshone · Blaine · ID

Magic Dam Hydroelectric Project

Operated by Wood Hydro, LLC

Annual generation19,937 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextIdaho Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Magic Dam Hydroelectric Project?

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43.254700, -114.356900

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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 Hydroelectric9 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.

10
20
30
42,162
54,213
64,715
74,376
83,341
91,130
100
110
120

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
10
20
30
42,162
54,213
64,715
74,376
83,341
91,130
100
110
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
20 MWh
30 MWh
42,162 MWh
54,213 MWh
64,715 MWh
74,376 MWh
83,341 MWh
91,130 MWh
100 MWh
110 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT3OP
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT3OP
GEN3Conventional HydroelectricWAT3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
10740
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Big Wood River
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 (4,715 MWh) and 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 4,715 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric3.02.92.81.0
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric3.02.92.81.0
GEN3Conventional Hydroelectric3.02.92.81.0

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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