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EIA plant 3076

Lowell · Lane · OR

Cougar

Operated by USACE Northwestern Division

Annual generation66,871 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBonneville Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Cougar?

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44.130700, -122.243900

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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 Hydroelectric26 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.

12,094
217,140
35,273
46,390
53,347
68,932
76,342
87,948
98,332
10-43
11-39
121,155

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
12,094
217,140
35,273
46,390
53,347
68,932
76,342
87,948
98,332
10-43
11-39
121,155

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,094 MWh
217,140 MWh
35,273 MWh
46,390 MWh
53,347 MWh
68,932 MWh
76,342 MWh
87,948 MWh
98,332 MWh
10-43 MWh
11-39 MWh
121,155 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT13OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT13OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3076
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
South Fork Mckensie River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 10 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (17,140 MWh) and 12 the lowest (1,155 MWh). Their difference is 15,985 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric13.013.013.012.5
2Conventional Hydroelectric13.013.013.012.5

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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