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EIA plant 3356

Pierre · Hughes · SD

Oahe

Operated by USACE-Omaha

Annual generation2,188,759 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwest Power PoolBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Oahe?

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44.450400, -100.386600

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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 Hydroelectric786.1 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.

1146,330
289,676
3187,094
4223,708
5163,637
6204,554
7110,527
8260,411
9263,321
10244,887
11193,834
12100,780

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
1146,330
289,676
3187,094
4223,708
5163,637
6204,554
7110,527
8260,411
9263,321
10244,887
11193,834
12100,780

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1146,330 MWh
289,676 MWh
3187,094 MWh
4223,708 MWh
5163,637 MWh
6204,554 MWh
7110,527 MWh
8260,411 MWh
9263,321 MWh
10244,887 MWh
11193,834 MWh
12100,780 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT112.3OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT112.3OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT112.3OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT112.3OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT112.3OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT112.3OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT112.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3356
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Missouri River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 9 has the highest recorded value (263,321 MWh) and 2 the lowest (89,676 MWh). Their difference is 173,645 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric112.3102.0102.01.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric112.3102.0102.01.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric112.3102.0102.01.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric112.3102.0102.01.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric112.3102.0102.01.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric112.3102.0102.01.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric112.3102.0102.01.0

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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