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EIA plant 54772

South Glens Falls · Saratoga · NY

South Glens Falls Hydroelectric

Operated by Boralex Hydro Operations Inc

Annual generation80,411 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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43.304413, -73.639930

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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 Hydroelectric13.8 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.

110,222
28,941
310,411
410,080
57,109
64,541
76,452
84,683
92,882
103,329
113,812
127,949

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
110,222
28,941
310,411
410,080
57,109
64,541
76,452
84,683
92,882
103,329
113,812
127,949

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
110,222 MWh
28,941 MWh
310,411 MWh
410,080 MWh
57,109 MWh
64,541 MWh
76,452 MWh
84,683 MWh
92,882 MWh
103,329 MWh
113,812 MWh
127,949 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Conventional HydroelectricWAT6.9OP
GEN2Conventional HydroelectricWAT6.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
54772
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Hudson River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (10,411 MWh) and 9 the lowest (2,882 MWh). Their difference is 7,529 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Conventional Hydroelectric6.96.96.90.1
GEN2Conventional Hydroelectric6.96.96.90.1

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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