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EIA plant 2815

Riverside · Mercer · ND

Garrison

Operated by USACE-Omaha

Annual generation2,060,635 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Garrison?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

47.494500, -101.411500

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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 Hydroelectric583.4 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.

1169,079
2212,522
3147,316
4142,947
5183,064
6200,011
7213,315
8212,321
9168,423
10133,774
11128,945
12148,918

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
1169,079
2212,522
3147,316
4142,947
5183,064
6200,011
7213,315
8212,321
9168,423
10133,774
11128,945
12148,918

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1169,079 MWh
2212,522 MWh
3147,316 MWh
4142,947 MWh
5183,064 MWh
6200,011 MWh
7213,315 MWh
8212,321 MWh
9168,423 MWh
10133,774 MWh
11128,945 MWh
12148,918 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT121.6OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT121.6OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT121.6OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT109.3OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT109.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2815
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Missouri River
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Garrison

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (213,315 MWh) and 11 the lowest (128,945 MWh). Their difference is 84,370 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 109.3 (4, 5) to 121.6 (1, 2, 3). The difference is 12.3 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 Hydroelectric121.6102.0102.01.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric121.6102.0102.01.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric121.6102.0102.01.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric109.3102.0102.01.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric109.3102.0102.01.0

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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