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EIA plant 61047

White · Brookings · SD

Coyote Ridge

Operated by Coyote Ridge LLC

Annual generation393,219 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Coyote Ridge?

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44.450000, -96.550000

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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

TechnologyOnshore Wind Turbine97.4 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.

128,030
233,549
343,277
440,863
533,373
628,334
719,529
824,743
936,032
1039,231
1133,884
1232,374

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
128,030
233,549
343,277
440,863
533,373
628,334
719,529
824,743
936,032
1039,231
1133,884
1232,374

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
128,030 MWh
233,549 MWh
343,277 MWh
440,863 MWh
533,373 MWh
628,334 MWh
719,529 MWh
824,743 MWh
936,032 MWh
1039,231 MWh
1133,884 MWh
1232,374 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
WT1Onshore Wind TurbineWND97.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61047
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 (43,277 MWh) and 7 the lowest (19,529 MWh). Their difference is 23,748 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
WT1Onshore Wind Turbine97.497.497.40.0

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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