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EIA plant 59030

Chicopee · Hampden · MA

Chicopee Solar

Operated by Citizens Enterprises Corporation

Annual generation4,578 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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42.185556, -72.582500

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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

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic3 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.

1110
2371
3404
4408
5497
6500
7462
8452
9428
10449
11323
12174

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
1110
2371
3404
4408
5497
6500
7462
8452
9428
10449
11323
12174

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1110 MWh
2371 MWh
3404 MWh
4408 MWh
5497 MWh
6500 MWh
7462 MWh
8452 MWh
9428 MWh
10449 MWh
11323 MWh
12174 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
0036Solar PhotovoltaicSUN3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59030
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, 6 has the highest recorded value (500 MWh) and 1 the lowest (110 MWh). Their difference is 390 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
0036Solar Photovoltaic3.03.03.0Not supplied

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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