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EIA plant 2574

Oswego · Oswego · NY

High Dam

Operated by Oswego City of

Annual generation25,554 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 High Dam?

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43.443600, -76.496100

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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 Hydroelectric11.9 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.

13,159
23,815
33,867
43,684
52,302
61,052
71,339
8848
9637
1028
111,790
123,033

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
13,159
23,815
33,867
43,684
52,302
61,052
71,339
8848
9637
1028
111,790
123,033

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,159 MWh
23,815 MWh
33,867 MWh
43,684 MWh
52,302 MWh
61,052 MWh
71,339 MWh
8848 MWh
9637 MWh
1028 MWh
111,790 MWh
123,033 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.5OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.8OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.8OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2574
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Oswego River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (3,867 MWh) and 10 the lowest (28 MWh). Their difference is 3,839 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 2.8 (1, 2, 3) to 3.5 (4). The difference is 0.7 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 Hydroelectric2.82.22.20.7
2Conventional Hydroelectric2.82.22.20.7
3Conventional Hydroelectric2.82.22.20.7
4Conventional Hydroelectric3.52.22.20.7

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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