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EIA plant 2621

Oswego · Oswego · NY

Varick

Operated by Erie Boulevard Hydropower LP

Annual generation22,201 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 Varick?

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43.448600, -76.505600

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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 Hydroelectric8 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.

12,744
22,700
32,728
42,386
51,647
6892
71,370
81,948
9649
10622
111,511
123,004

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
12,744
22,700
32,728
42,386
51,647
6892
71,370
81,948
9649
10622
111,511
123,004

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,744 MWh
22,700 MWh
32,728 MWh
42,386 MWh
51,647 MWh
6892 MWh
71,370 MWh
81,948 MWh
9649 MWh
10622 MWh
111,511 MWh
123,004 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2621
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Oswego River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (3,004 MWh) and 10 the lowest (622 MWh). Their difference is 2,382 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
2Conventional Hydroelectric2.01.41.40.9
3Conventional Hydroelectric2.01.41.40.9
4Conventional Hydroelectric2.01.41.40.9
5Conventional Hydroelectric2.01.41.40.9

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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