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EIA plant 56322

Ellensburg · Kittitas · WA

Wild Horse

Operated by Puget Sound Energy Inc

Annual generation636,790 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWND, SUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPuget Sound EnergyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Wild Horse?

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47.036269, -120.206494

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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

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine272.6 MW represented
TechnologySolar Photovoltaic0.5 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.

132,808
250,863
348,854
474,828
578,749
667,223
749,276
837,768
947,576
1060,972
1147,204
1240,669

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
132,808
250,863
348,854
474,828
578,749
667,223
749,276
837,768
947,576
1060,972
1147,204
1240,669

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
132,808 MWh
250,863 MWh
348,854 MWh
474,828 MWh
578,749 MWh
667,223 MWh
749,276 MWh
837,768 MWh
947,576 MWh
1060,972 MWh
1147,204 MWh
1240,669 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND228.6OP
WH2Onshore Wind TurbineWND44OP
WHS1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN0.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56322
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
N.A.
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (78,749 MWh) and 1 the lowest (32,808 MWh). Their difference is 45,941 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 0.5 (WHS1) to 228.6 (1). The difference is 228.1 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
1Onshore Wind Turbine228.6228.6228.60.0
WH2Onshore Wind Turbine44.044.044.00.0
WHS1Solar Photovoltaic0.50.40.3Not supplied

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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