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EIA plant 2611

Colton · St Lawrence · NY

South Colton

Operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP

Annual generation89,565 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 South Colton?

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44.513300, -74.883100

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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 Hydroelectric21 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.

111,665
29,528
310,421
411,562
56,126
64,592
711,956
88,299
95,233
102,993
11466
126,724

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
111,665
29,528
310,421
411,562
56,126
64,592
711,956
88,299
95,233
102,993
11466
126,724

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
111,665 MWh
29,528 MWh
310,421 MWh
411,562 MWh
56,126 MWh
64,592 MWh
711,956 MWh
88,299 MWh
95,233 MWh
102,993 MWh
11466 MWh
126,724 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT21OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2611
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (11,956 MWh) and 11 the lowest (466 MWh). Their difference is 11,490 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric21.019.820.01.0

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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