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EIA plant 58546

Watervliet · Berrien · MI

Watervliet

Operated by Energy Developments, Inc d/b/a EDL

Annual generation28,238 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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42.175833, -86.280000

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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

TechnologyLandfill Gas4 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.

12,463.04
22,442.09
32,578.19
42,339.44
52,459.85
62,365.07
72,402.23
82,459.18
92,155.66
102,404.39
112,234.83
121,934.03

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
12,463.04
22,442.09
32,578.19
42,339.44
52,459.85
62,365.07
72,402.23
82,459.18
92,155.66
102,404.39
112,234.83
121,934.03

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
12,463 MWh
22,442 MWh
32,578 MWh
42,339 MWh
52,460 MWh
62,365 MWh
72,402 MWh
82,459 MWh
92,156 MWh
102,404 MWh
112,235 MWh
121,934 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GEN1Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
GEN2Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
GEN3Landfill GasLFG0.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58546
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (2,578 MWh) and 12 the lowest (1,934 MWh). Their difference is 644 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 0.8 (GEN3) to 1.6 (GEN1, GEN2). The difference is 0.8 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
GEN1Landfill Gas1.61.61.61.2
GEN2Landfill Gas1.61.61.61.2
GEN3Landfill Gas0.80.80.80.4

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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