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EIA plant 58783

Montrose · Montrose · CO

South Canal Hydro-1

Operated by Delta-Montrose Electric Association

Annual generation18,299 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is South Canal Hydro-1?

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38.483333, -107.755000

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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

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric4 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.

10
20
3505
42,262
52,638
62,531
72,623
82,620
92,555
102,565
110
120

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
10
20
3505
42,262
52,638
62,531
72,623
82,620
92,555
102,565
110
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
20 MWh
3505 MWh
42,262 MWh
52,638 MWh
62,531 MWh
72,623 MWh
82,620 MWh
92,555 MWh
102,565 MWh
110 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
SC-1Conventional HydroelectricWAT4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
58783
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Gunnison River
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 (2,638 MWh) and 1, 2, 11, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 2,638 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
SC-1Conventional Hydroelectric4.03.80.21.0

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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