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EIA plant 2606

Schaghticoke · Rensselaer · NY

Schaghticoke

Operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP

Annual generation59,011 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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42.899200, -73.598900

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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 Hydroelectric16 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.

18,177
25,933
310,127
410,349
57,276
63,035
72,425
84,461
9138
10337
111,107
125,646

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
18,177
25,933
310,127
410,349
57,276
63,035
72,425
84,461
9138
10337
111,107
125,646

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
18,177 MWh
25,933 MWh
310,127 MWh
410,349 MWh
57,276 MWh
63,035 MWh
72,425 MWh
84,461 MWh
9138 MWh
10337 MWh
111,107 MWh
125,646 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT4OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT4OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT4OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2606
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Hoosic 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 (10,349 MWh) and 9 the lowest (138 MWh). Their difference is 10,211 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric4.04.04.31.5
2Conventional Hydroelectric4.04.14.11.5
3Conventional Hydroelectric4.03.83.91.5
4Conventional Hydroelectric4.04.03.91.5

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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