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EIA plant 3927

Kahlotus · Walla Walla · WA

Lower Monumental

Operated by USACE Northwestern Division

Annual generation1,281,014 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBonneville Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Lower Monumental?

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46.563500, -118.539700

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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 Hydroelectric810 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.

1132,651
2178,237
3199,707
472,038
551,680
6101,305
788,691
890,184
992,750
1079,313
1189,639
12104,819

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
1132,651
2178,237
3199,707
472,038
551,680
6101,305
788,691
890,184
992,750
1079,313
1189,639
12104,819

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1132,651 MWh
2178,237 MWh
3199,707 MWh
472,038 MWh
551,680 MWh
6101,305 MWh
788,691 MWh
890,184 MWh
992,750 MWh
1079,313 MWh
1189,639 MWh
12104,819 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT135OA
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT135OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT135OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT135OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT135OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT135OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3927
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (199,707 MWh) and 5 the lowest (51,680 MWh). Their difference is 148,027 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric135.0135.0135.053.8
2Conventional Hydroelectric135.0135.0135.053.8
3Conventional Hydroelectric135.0135.0135.053.8
4Conventional Hydroelectric135.0135.0135.063.3
5Conventional Hydroelectric135.0135.0135.063.3
6Conventional Hydroelectric135.0135.0135.063.3

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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