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EIA plant 54580

Corinth · Saratoga · NY

Curtis Palmer Hydroelectric

Operated by Palmer Hydroelectric

Annual generation326,484 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Curtis Palmer Hydroelectric?

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43.246900, -73.828100

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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 Hydroelectric59 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.

135,119
237,923
337,677
442,441
530,735
618,371
723,193
826,522
912,027
1015,301
1115,496
1231,679

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
135,119
237,923
337,677
442,441
530,735
618,371
723,193
826,522
912,027
1015,301
1115,496
1231,679

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
135,119 MWh
237,923 MWh
337,677 MWh
442,441 MWh
530,735 MWh
618,371 MWh
723,193 MWh
826,522 MWh
912,027 MWh
1015,301 MWh
1115,496 MWh
1231,679 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
P1Conventional HydroelectricWAT24.6OP
P2Conventional HydroelectricWAT24.6OP
C1Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.6OP
C2Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.6OP
C3Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.6OP
C4Conventional HydroelectricWAT1OP
C5Conventional HydroelectricWAT1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54580
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Hudson River
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Curtis Palmer Hydroelectric

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (42,441 MWh) and 9 the lowest (12,027 MWh). Their difference is 30,414 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 7 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1 (C4, C5) to 24.6 (P1, P2). The difference is 23.6 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
C1Conventional Hydroelectric2.62.52.50.9
C2Conventional Hydroelectric2.62.52.50.9
C3Conventional Hydroelectric2.62.42.42.3
C4Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.11.10.2
C5Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.11.10.2
P1Conventional Hydroelectric24.625.025.06.0
P2Conventional Hydroelectric24.625.025.06.0

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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