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EIA plant 6021

Craig · Moffat · CO

Craig (CO)

Operated by Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc

Annual generation4,512,996 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUBCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Craig (CO)?

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40.462700, -107.591200

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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 Steam Coal1,427.6 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.

1596,886
2484,148
3364,722
4216,290
5289,222
6383,177
7460,399
8439,007
9374,142
10285,532
11264,878.01
12354,593

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
1596,886
2484,148
3364,722
4216,290
5289,222
6383,177
7460,399
8439,007
9374,142
10285,532
11264,878.01
12354,593

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1596,886 MWh
2484,148 MWh
3364,722 MWh
4216,290 MWh
5289,222 MWh
6383,177 MWh
7460,399 MWh
8439,007 MWh
9374,142 MWh
10285,532 MWh
11264,878 MWh
12354,593 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Conventional Steam CoalSUB534.8OP
1Conventional Steam CoalSUB446.4OP
2Conventional Steam CoalSUB446.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6021
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Yampa River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (596,886 MWh) and 4 the lowest (216,290 MWh). Their difference is 380,596 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 446.4 (1, 2) to 534.8 (3). The difference is 88.4 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
1Conventional Steam Coal446.4427.0427.0130.0
2Conventional Steam Coal446.4410.0410.0130.0
3Conventional Steam Coal534.8448.0448.0130.0

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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