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EIA plant 1634

Buckland · Franklin · MA

Gardners Falls

Operated by Central Rivers Power MA, LLC

Annual generation11,066 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Gardners Falls?

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42.591400, -72.730800

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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 Hydroelectric3.5 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.

11,842
21,719
31,955
41,720
5961
6262
7252
8889
9128
1051
11128
121,159

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
11,842
21,719
31,955
41,720
5961
6262
7252
8889
9128
1051
11128
121,159

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,842 MWh
21,719 MWh
31,955 MWh
41,720 MWh
5961 MWh
6262 MWh
7252 MWh
8889 MWh
9128 MWh
1051 MWh
11128 MWh
121,159 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GF5Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.3OP
GF3Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.9OP
GF4Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.9OP
GF2Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1634
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Deerfield 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 (1,955 MWh) and 10 the lowest (51 MWh). Their difference is 1,904 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.4 (GF2) to 1.3 (GF5). The difference is 0.9 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
GF2Conventional Hydroelectric0.40.40.40.4
GF3Conventional Hydroelectric0.90.90.90.8
GF4Conventional Hydroelectric0.90.90.90.8
GF5Conventional Hydroelectric1.31.31.31.0

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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