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EIA plant 412

Colfax · Nevada · CA

Chicago Park

Operated by Nevada Irrigation District

Annual generation59,785 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextCalifornia Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Chicago Park?

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39.177903, -120.890856

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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 Hydroelectric44 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.

110,301
211,956
34,483
4920
5251
60
71,239
87,298
94,138
106,386
116,146
126,667

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
110,301
211,956
34,483
4920
5251
60
71,239
87,298
94,138
106,386
116,146
126,667

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
110,301 MWh
211,956 MWh
34,483 MWh
4920 MWh
5251 MWh
60 MWh
71,239 MWh
87,298 MWh
94,138 MWh
106,386 MWh
116,146 MWh
126,667 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
2PConventional HydroelectricWAT44OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
412
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Bear River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (11,956 MWh) and 6 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 11,956 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
2PConventional Hydroelectric44.044.044.05.0

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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