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EIA plant 3014

Oxbow · Baker · OR

Oxbow (OR)

Operated by Idaho Power Co

Annual generation965,283 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextIdaho Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Oxbow (OR)?

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44.971643, -116.835042

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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 Hydroelectric190 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.

173,141
290,968
3105,649
4131,836
5131,202
684,753
773,318
863,336
957,832
1054,672
1142,925
1255,651

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
173,141
290,968
3105,649
4131,836
5131,202
684,753
773,318
863,336
957,832
1054,672
1142,925
1255,651

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
173,141 MWh
290,968 MWh
3105,649 MWh
4131,836 MWh
5131,202 MWh
684,753 MWh
773,318 MWh
863,336 MWh
957,832 MWh
1054,672 MWh
1142,925 MWh
1255,651 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT47.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT47.5OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT47.5OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT47.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3014
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Snake 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 (131,836 MWh) and 11 the lowest (42,925 MWh). Their difference is 88,911 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric47.551.7454.930.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric47.551.7254.180.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric47.554.0754.190.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric47.553.3154.350.0

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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