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EIA plant 2598

Piercefield · St Lawrence · NY

Piercefield

Operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP

Annual generation13,827 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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44.233419, -74.566217

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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 Hydroelectric2.7 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.

11,520
21,331
31,404
41,136
51,314
61,174
71,119
81,178
9752
10597
11902
121,400

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
11,520
21,331
31,404
41,136
51,314
61,174
71,119
81,178
9752
10597
11902
121,400

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,520 MWh
21,331 MWh
31,404 MWh
41,136 MWh
51,314 MWh
61,174 MWh
71,119 MWh
81,178 MWh
9752 MWh
10597 MWh
11902 MWh
121,400 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.6OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2598
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, 1 has the highest recorded value (1,520 MWh) and 10 the lowest (597 MWh). Their difference is 923 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.6 (2, 3) to 1.5 (1). The difference is 0.9 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 Hydroelectric1.51.61.61.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric0.60.60.60.4
3Conventional Hydroelectric0.60.60.60.4

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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