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EIA plant 2576

Colton · St Lawrence · NY

Higley

Operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP

Annual generation37,189 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 Higley?

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44.530600, -74.933100

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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 Hydroelectric6 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.

13,999
23,931
33,608
44,041
52,859
62,597
73,981
83,666
92,467
101,688
11772
123,580

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
13,999
23,931
33,608
44,041
52,859
62,597
73,981
83,666
92,467
101,688
11772
123,580

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,999 MWh
23,931 MWh
33,608 MWh
44,041 MWh
52,859 MWh
62,597 MWh
73,981 MWh
83,666 MWh
92,467 MWh
101,688 MWh
11772 MWh
123,580 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1NConventional HydroelectricWAT1.5OP
2NConventional HydroelectricWAT1.5OP
3NConventional HydroelectricWAT1.5OP
4NConventional HydroelectricWAT1.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2576
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Raquette 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 (4,041 MWh) and 11 the lowest (772 MWh). Their difference is 3,269 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1NConventional Hydroelectric1.51.51.60.3
2NConventional Hydroelectric1.51.61.60.3
3NConventional Hydroelectric1.51.61.60.3
4NConventional Hydroelectric1.51.61.60.3

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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