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EIA plant 1756

Saxon · Iron · WI

Saxon Falls

Operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota

Annual generation8,042 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Saxon Falls?

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46.539200, -90.374200

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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 Hydroelectric1.6 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.

1846
2829
3573
4930
5457
6894
7731
8627
9398
10380
11659
12718

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
1846
2829
3573
4930
5457
6894
7731
8627
9398
10380
11659
12718

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1846 MWh
2829 MWh
3573 MWh
4930 MWh
5457 MWh
6894 MWh
7731 MWh
8627 MWh
9398 MWh
10380 MWh
11659 MWh
12718 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.8OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1756
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Montreal River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (930 MWh) and 10 the lowest (380 MWh). Their difference is 550 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric0.80.50.50.2
2Conventional Hydroelectric0.80.50.60.2

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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