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EIA plant 2486

Tillson · Ulster · NY

Sturgeon

Operated by Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp

Annual generation45,715 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Sturgeon?

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41.848191, -74.046678

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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 Hydroelectric14.4 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.

16,167
25,184
36,181
47,475
55,637
62,041
71,689
83,046
9992
10562
111,572
125,169

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
16,167
25,184
36,181
47,475
55,637
62,041
71,689
83,046
9992
10562
111,572
125,169

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
16,167 MWh
25,184 MWh
36,181 MWh
47,475 MWh
55,637 MWh
62,041 MWh
71,689 MWh
83,046 MWh
9992 MWh
10562 MWh
111,572 MWh
125,169 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
H1Conventional HydroelectricWAT4.8OP
H2Conventional HydroelectricWAT4.8OP
H3Conventional HydroelectricWAT4.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2486
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Walkill 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 (7,475 MWh) and 10 the lowest (562 MWh). Their difference is 6,913 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
H1Conventional Hydroelectric4.84.84.84.0
H2Conventional Hydroelectric4.84.84.84.0
H3Conventional Hydroelectric4.84.84.84.0

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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