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EIA plant 4183

Cody · Park · WY

Shoshone (WY)

Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation

Annual generation17,642 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration UGP WestBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Shoshone (WY)?

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44.502897, -109.181228

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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 Hydroelectric3 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.

11,756
21,564
31,651
41,586
51,625
61,799
71,971
81,815
91,574
10937
11-29
121,393

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
11,756
21,564
31,651
41,586
51,625
61,799
71,971
81,815
91,574
10937
11-29
121,393

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,756 MWh
21,564 MWh
31,651 MWh
41,586 MWh
51,625 MWh
61,799 MWh
71,971 MWh
81,815 MWh
91,574 MWh
10937 MWh
11-29 MWh
121,393 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT3OP

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EIA plant ID
4183
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Shoshone River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (1,971 MWh) and 10 the lowest (937 MWh). Their difference is 1,034 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric3.03.03.00.9

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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