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EIA plant 1781

Crystal Falls · Iron · MI

Peavy Falls

Operated by Wisconsin Electric Power Co

Annual generation36,917 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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45.990781, -88.210514

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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 Hydroelectric12 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.

14,492
24,653
34,066
41,653
54,445
64,634
73,833
81,541
9922
10949
112,369
123,360

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
14,492
24,653
34,066
41,653
54,445
64,634
73,833
81,541
9922
10949
112,369
123,360

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14,492 MWh
24,653 MWh
34,066 MWh
41,653 MWh
54,445 MWh
64,634 MWh
73,833 MWh
81,541 MWh
9922 MWh
10949 MWh
112,369 MWh
123,360 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT6OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1781
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Michigamme River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (4,653 MWh) and 9 the lowest (922 MWh). Their difference is 3,731 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric6.06.06.05.2
2Conventional Hydroelectric6.06.06.05.2

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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