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EIA plant 54573

Wappinger Falls · Dutchess · NY

Wappinger Falls Hydroelectric

Operated by Windsor Machinery Co Inc

Annual generation7,563 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

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41.598395, -73.922036

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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 Hydroelectric2 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.

11,445
21,066
31,336
41,209
5677
6201
7262
8486
963
106
11116
12696

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
11,445
21,066
31,336
41,209
5677
6201
7262
8486
963
106
11116
12696

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,445 MWh
21,066 MWh
31,336 MWh
41,209 MWh
5677 MWh
6201 MWh
7262 MWh
8486 MWh
963 MWh
106 MWh
11116 MWh
12696 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1SB

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54573
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
Water source
Wappingers Lake
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (1,445 MWh) and 10 the lowest (6 MWh). Their difference is 1,439 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.00.91.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.00.91.0

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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