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EIA plant 1225

Colby · Thomas · KS

Colby

Operated by Midwest Energy Inc - (KS)

Annual generation1,248 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Colby?

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39.403001, -101.038202

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine16 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.

188.39
284.26
399.23
479.97
5107.73
6114.76
7158.76
8144.28
9109.83
1078.67
11102.1
1279.57

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
188.39
284.26
399.23
479.97
5107.73
6114.76
7158.76
8144.28
9109.83
1078.67
11102.1
1279.57

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
188 MWh
284 MWh
399 MWh
480 MWh
5108 MWh
6115 MWh
7159 MWh
8144 MWh
9110 MWh
1079 MWh
11102 MWh
1280 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG16OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1225
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (159 MWh) and 10 the lowest (79 MWh). Their difference is 80 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine16.013.013.05.0

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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