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EIA plant 51030

Harrisville · Providence · RI

Ocean State Power

Operated by Ocean State Power Co

Annual generation1,182,727 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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42.009722, -71.668909

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle254.2 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.

176,967
255,346
341,048
495,638
596,477
6118,856
7156,364
8107,710
9119,122
10164,686
1184,468
1266,045

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
176,967
255,346
341,048
495,638
596,477
6118,856
7156,364
8107,710
9119,122
10164,686
1184,468
1266,045

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
176,967 MWh
255,346 MWh
341,048 MWh
495,638 MWh
596,477 MWh
6118,856 MWh
7156,364 MWh
8107,710 MWh
9119,122 MWh
10164,686 MWh
1184,468 MWh
1266,045 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG88.6OP
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG82.8OP
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG82.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
51030
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Blackstone River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 10 has the highest recorded value (164,686 MWh) and 3 the lowest (41,048 MWh). Their difference is 123,638 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 82.8 (GEN1, GEN2) to 88.6 (GEN3). The difference is 5.8 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
GEN1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle82.871.277.845.0
GEN2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle82.871.277.845.0
GEN3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle88.676.283.338.0

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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