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EIA plant 61461

North Smithfield · Providence · RI

North Smithfield Solar Power 1

Operated by AEP Onsite Partners, LLC

Annual generation1,060 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is North Smithfield Solar Power 1?

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41.975900, -71.586000

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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 Photovoltaic2 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.

129
276
398
4104
5115
6128
7121
885
997
1093
1159
1255

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
129
276
398
4104
5115
6128
7121
885
997
1093
1159
1255

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
129 MWh
276 MWh
398 MWh
4104 MWh
5115 MWh
6128 MWh
7121 MWh
885 MWh
997 MWh
1093 MWh
1159 MWh
1255 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
NSS01Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
61461
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 (128 MWh) and 1 the lowest (29 MWh). Their difference is 99 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
NSS01Solar Photovoltaic2.02.02.0Not 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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