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EIA plant 56406

Mt Vernon · Skagit · WA

Sierra Pacific Burlington Facility

Operated by Sierra Pacific Industries

Annual generation151,423 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWDSCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPuget Sound EnergyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Sierra Pacific Burlington Facility?

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48.448100, -122.433100

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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

TechnologyWood/Wood Waste Biomass28 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.

113,079
23,879
315,031
414,422
58,172
612,604
715,040
814,662
913,100
1012,297
1114,298
1214,839

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
113,079
23,879
315,031
414,422
58,172
612,604
715,040
814,662
913,100
1012,297
1114,298
1214,839

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
113,079 MWh
23,879 MWh
315,031 MWh
414,422 MWh
58,172 MWh
612,604 MWh
715,040 MWh
814,662 MWh
913,100 MWh
1012,297 MWh
1114,298 MWh
1214,839 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Wood/Wood Waste BiomassWDS28OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
56406
Sector
Industrial CHP
Water source
Well
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (15,040 MWh) and 2 the lowest (3,879 MWh). Their difference is 11,161 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GEN1Wood/Wood Waste Biomass28.024.624.713.0

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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