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EIA plant 60686

Pierre · Hughes · SD

Pierre Solar

Operated by Pierre Solar

Annual generation1,985 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Pierre Solar?

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44.388753, -100.307043

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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 Photovoltaic1 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.

1107
2114
3171
4179
5200
6198
7222
8199
9214
10170
11121
1290

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
1107
2114
3171
4179
5200
6198
7222
8199
9214
10170
11121
1290

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1107 MWh
2114 MWh
3171 MWh
4179 MWh
5200 MWh
6198 MWh
7222 MWh
8199 MWh
9214 MWh
10170 MWh
11121 MWh
1290 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PIERSSolar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60686
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (222 MWh) and 12 the lowest (90 MWh). Their difference is 132 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PIERSSolar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not 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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