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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 15 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/6163
EIA plant 6163

Grand Coulee · Grant · WA

Grand Coulee

Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation

Annual generation15,443,458 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBonneville Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Grand Coulee?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

47.957511, -118.977323

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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 Hydroelectric6,495 MW represented
TechnologyHydroelectric Pumped Storage314 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the WA plant index for regional peers.

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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.

11,371,333
2905,648
31,152,431
41,096,581
51,380,877
61,562,624
71,832,177
81,514,268
9782,494
10914,449
111,410,762
121,519,814

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
11,371,333
2905,648
31,152,431
41,096,581
51,380,877
61,562,624
71,832,177
81,514,268
9782,494
10914,449
111,410,762
121,519,814

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,371,333 MWh
2905,648 MWh
31,152,431 MWh
41,096,581 MWh
51,380,877 MWh
61,562,624 MWh
71,832,177 MWh
81,514,268 MWh
9782,494 MWh
10914,449 MWh
111,410,762 MWh
121,519,814 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
22Conventional HydroelectricWAT805OP
23Conventional HydroelectricWAT805OP
24Conventional HydroelectricWAT805OP
19Conventional HydroelectricWAT600OP
20Conventional HydroelectricWAT600OP
21Conventional HydroelectricWAT600OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
10Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
11Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
12Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
13Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
14Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
15Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
16Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
17Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
18Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
9Conventional HydroelectricWAT125OP
PG10Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT53.5OP
PG11Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT53.5OP
PG12Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT53.5OP
PG9Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT53.5OP
PG7Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT50OP
PG8Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT50OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6163
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Columbia River
Data edition
2024-final

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