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EIA plant 3887

Mattawa · Grant · WA

Priest Rapids

Operated by PUD No 2 of Grant County

Annual generation3,837,773 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBonneville Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Priest Rapids?

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46.645100, -119.908000

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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 Hydroelectric950 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the WA plant index for regional peers.

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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.

1320,657
2265,248
3323,742
4253,477
5327,172
6385,159
7377,191
8344,167
9249,275
10248,643
11330,525
12412,517

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
1320,657
2265,248
3323,742
4253,477
5327,172
6385,159
7377,191
8344,167
9249,275
10248,643
11330,525
12412,517

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1320,657 MWh
2265,248 MWh
3323,742 MWh
4253,477 MWh
5327,172 MWh
6385,159 MWh
7377,191 MWh
8344,167 MWh
9249,275 MWh
10248,643 MWh
11330,525 MWh
12412,517 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
10Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP
9Conventional HydroelectricWAT95OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3887
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Columbia River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (412,517 MWh) and 10 the lowest (248,643 MWh). Their difference is 163,874 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
10Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
8Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0
9Conventional Hydroelectric95.095.095.050.0

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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