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EIA plant 153

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Glen Canyon Dam

Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation

Annual generation2,691,300 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Glen Canyon Dam?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

36.936614, -111.483872

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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 Hydroelectric1,312 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.

1293,322
2256,707
3269,182
4239,139
5240,790
6260,961
7230,080
8208,764
9129,898
10127,980
11188,149
12246,328

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
1293,322
2256,707
3269,182
4239,139
5240,790
6260,961
7230,080
8208,764
9129,898
10127,980
11188,149
12246,328

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1293,322 MWh
2256,707 MWh
3269,182 MWh
4239,139 MWh
5240,790 MWh
6260,961 MWh
7230,080 MWh
8208,764 MWh
9129,898 MWh
10127,980 MWh
11188,149 MWh
12246,328 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT165OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT165OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT165OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT165OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT165OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT165OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT165OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT157OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
153
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Lake Powell - Colorado 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 (293,322 MWh) and 10 the lowest (127,980 MWh). Their difference is 165,342 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 8 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 157 (7) to 165 (1, 2, 3). The difference is 8 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric165.0165.0165.049.5
2Conventional Hydroelectric165.0165.0165.049.5
3Conventional Hydroelectric165.0165.0165.049.5
4Conventional Hydroelectric165.0165.0165.049.5
5Conventional Hydroelectric165.0165.0165.049.5
6Conventional Hydroelectric165.0165.0165.049.5
7Conventional Hydroelectric157.0157.0157.049.5
8Conventional Hydroelectric165.0165.0165.049.5

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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