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EIA plant 467

Georgetown · Clear Creek · CO

Cabin Creek

Operated by Public Service Co of Colorado

Annual generation103,608 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPublic Service Company of ColoradoBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Cabin Creek?

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

39.655100, -105.708800

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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

TechnologyHydroelectric Pumped Storage300 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the CO 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.

110,594
215,883
315,315
40
517,970
616,050
713,689
8254
9157
10849
11104
1212,743

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
110,594
215,883
315,315
40
517,970
616,050
713,689
8254
9157
10849
11104
1212,743

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
110,594 MWh
215,883 MWh
315,315 MWh
40 MWh
517,970 MWh
616,050 MWh
713,689 MWh
8254 MWh
9157 MWh
10849 MWh
11104 MWh
1212,743 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
AHydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT150OP
BHydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT150OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
467
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
South Clear Creek
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (17,970 MWh) and 4 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 17,970 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
AHydroelectric Pumped Storage150.0170.0170.075.0
BHydroelectric Pumped Storage150.0170.0170.075.0

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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