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EIA plant 1773

Pelkie · Baraga · MI

Prickett

Operated by Upper Peninsula Power Company

Annual generation6,587 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

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46.726100, -88.662500

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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 Hydroelectric2.2 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.

1516
2592
3492
41,317
5839
6506
7451
8186
9217
10166
11689
12616

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
1516
2592
3492
41,317
5839
6506
7451
8186
9217
10166
11689
12616

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1516 MWh
2592 MWh
3492 MWh
41,317 MWh
5839 MWh
6506 MWh
7451 MWh
8186 MWh
9217 MWh
10166 MWh
11689 MWh
12616 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.1OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1773
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Sturgeon 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 (1,317 MWh) and 10 the lowest (166 MWh). Their difference is 1,151 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.10.40.40.1
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.10.40.40.1

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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