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EIA plant 57040

Rock River · Albany · WY

High Plains

Operated by PacifiCorp

Annual generation274,080 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPacifiCorp - EastBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is High Plains?

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41.675052, -106.011124

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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 Turbine122.1 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.

127,758
221,476
324,893
430,797
530,575
625,931
716,025
812,952
913,985
1010,516
1112,407
1246,765

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
127,758
221,476
324,893
430,797
530,575
625,931
716,025
812,952
913,985
1010,516
1112,407
1246,765

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
127,758 MWh
221,476 MWh
324,893 MWh
430,797 MWh
530,575 MWh
625,931 MWh
716,025 MWh
812,952 MWh
913,985 MWh
1010,516 MWh
1112,407 MWh
1246,765 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND122.1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57040
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (46,765 MWh) and 10 the lowest (10,516 MWh). Their difference is 36,249 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine122.199.099.00.0

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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