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EIA plant 2274

North Platte · Lincoln · NE

North Platte

Operated by Nebraska Public Power District

Annual generation65,387 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is North Platte?

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41.086400, -100.759400

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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 Hydroelectric26.2 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.

11,705
23,260
38,110
45,919
52,802
613,860
713,355
812,107
93,713
100
110
12556

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
11,705
23,260
38,110
45,919
52,802
613,860
713,355
812,107
93,713
100
110
12556

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,705 MWh
23,260 MWh
38,110 MWh
45,919 MWh
52,802 MWh
613,860 MWh
713,355 MWh
812,107 MWh
93,713 MWh
100 MWh
110 MWh
12556 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.1OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2274
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Platte River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (13,860 MWh) and 10, 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 13,860 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric13.112.012.04.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric13.112.012.04.0

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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