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EIA plant 547

Northfield · Franklin · MA

Northfield Mountain

Operated by FirstLight Power Resources, Inc. - MA

Annual generation-270,876 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Northfield Mountain?

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42.610683, -72.471643

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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 Storage1,168 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.

1-16,074
2-20,943
3-21,898
4-17,217
5-20,822
6-18,188
7-29,951
8-28,788
9-16,169
10-24,774
11-29,942
12-26,110

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
1-16,074
2-20,943
3-21,898
4-17,217
5-20,822
6-18,188
7-29,951
8-28,788
9-16,169
10-24,774
11-29,942
12-26,110

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1-16,074 MWh
2-20,943 MWh
3-21,898 MWh
4-17,217 MWh
5-20,822 MWh
6-18,188 MWh
7-29,951 MWh
8-28,788 MWh
9-16,169 MWh
10-24,774 MWh
11-29,942 MWh
12-26,110 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT292OP
2Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT292OP
3Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT292OP
4Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT292OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
547
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Connecticut River
Data edition
2024-final

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Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Hydroelectric Pumped Storage292.0292.0292.0125.0
2Hydroelectric Pumped Storage292.0292.0292.0125.0
3Hydroelectric Pumped Storage292.0292.0292.0125.0
4Hydroelectric Pumped Storage292.0292.0292.0125.0

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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