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EIA plant 57431

Glenns Ferry · Elmore · ID

Cold Springs Windfarm

Operated by Mountain Air Projects, LLC

Annual generation55,597 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextIdaho Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Cold Springs Windfarm?

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43.028056, -115.400469

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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 Turbine23 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.

16,331
24,980
33,769
46,532
56,651
64,127
72,907
83,801
92,928
103,993
115,758
123,820

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
16,331
24,980
33,769
46,532
56,651
64,127
72,907
83,801
92,928
103,993
115,758
123,820

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
16,331 MWh
24,980 MWh
33,769 MWh
46,532 MWh
56,651 MWh
64,127 MWh
72,907 MWh
83,801 MWh
92,928 MWh
103,993 MWh
115,758 MWh
123,820 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND23OP

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EIA plant ID
57431
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
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 (6,651 MWh) and 7 the lowest (2,907 MWh). Their difference is 3,744 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine23.023.023.01.0

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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