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EIA plant 3867

Ford · Lincoln · WA

Long Lake

Operated by Avista Corp

Annual generation456,166 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextAvista CorporationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Long Lake?

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47.834444, -117.836111

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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 Hydroelectric70 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.

142,964
258,276
361,874
460,046
556,551
640,606
717,812
811,620
912,828
1018,646
1133,000
1241,943

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
142,964
258,276
361,874
460,046
556,551
640,606
717,812
811,620
912,828
1018,646
1133,000
1241,943

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
142,964 MWh
258,276 MWh
361,874 MWh
460,046 MWh
556,551 MWh
640,606 MWh
717,812 MWh
811,620 MWh
912,828 MWh
1018,646 MWh
1133,000 MWh
1241,943 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT17.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT17.5OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT17.5OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT17.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3867
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Spokane River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (61,874 MWh) and 8 the lowest (11,620 MWh). Their difference is 50,254 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric17.522.422.43.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric17.522.522.53.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric17.522.522.53.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric17.522.122.13.0

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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