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EIA plant 2357

Bow · Merrimack · NH

Garvins Falls

Operated by Central Rivers Power NH, LLC

Annual generation30,899 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 Garvins Falls?

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43.165524, -71.509441

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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 Hydroelectric12.4 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.

15,149
23,949
35,053
45,040
53,360
61,536
71,353
82,032
9327
10394
110
122,706

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
15,149
23,949
35,053
45,040
53,360
61,536
71,353
82,032
9327
10394
110
122,706

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
15,149 MWh
23,949 MWh
35,053 MWh
45,040 MWh
53,360 MWh
61,536 MWh
71,353 MWh
82,032 MWh
9327 MWh
10394 MWh
110 MWh
122,706 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.4OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.4OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.2OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2357
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Merrimack River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (5,149 MWh) and 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 5,149 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 2.4 (3) to 3.4 (1, 2). The difference is 1 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric3.43.43.41.3
2Conventional Hydroelectric3.43.33.41.3
3Conventional Hydroelectric2.42.42.40.5
4Conventional Hydroelectric3.23.23.20.5

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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