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EIA plant 4263

Echo · Summit · UT

Echo Dam

Operated by City of Bountiful

Annual generation12,248 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPacifiCorp - EastBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Echo Dam?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

40.964828, -111.433937

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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 Hydroelectric4.4 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.

1777
2826
31,038
41,203
52,108
62,737
72,005
80
91,106
10448
110
120

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
1777
2826
31,038
41,203
52,108
62,737
72,005
80
91,106
10448
110
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1777 MWh
2826 MWh
31,038 MWh
41,203 MWh
52,108 MWh
62,737 MWh
72,005 MWh
80 MWh
91,106 MWh
10448 MWh
110 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
NA1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.7OP
NA2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.7OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
4263
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Echo Reservoir
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (2,737 MWh) and 8, 11, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 2,737 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1 (3) to 1.7 (NA1, NA2). The difference is 0.7 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
3Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.00.90.5
NA1Conventional Hydroelectric1.71.71.70.5
NA2Conventional Hydroelectric1.71.71.70.5

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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