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EIA plant 6200

Wenatchee · Chelan · WA

Rock Island

Operated by PUD No 1 of Chelan County

Annual generation2,025,294 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPublic Utility District No. 1 of Chelan CountyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Rock Island?

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47.346111, -120.091700

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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 Hydroelectric629.4 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.

1168,192
2131,627
3153,353
4149,331
5192,505
6195,165
7187,777
8183,215
9127,395
10130,845
11191,567
12214,322

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
1168,192
2131,627
3153,353
4149,331
5192,505
6195,165
7187,777
8183,215
9127,395
10130,845
11191,567
12214,322

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1168,192 MWh
2131,627 MWh
3153,353 MWh
4149,331 MWh
5192,505 MWh
6195,165 MWh
7187,777 MWh
8183,215 MWh
9127,395 MWh
10130,845 MWh
11191,567 MWh
12214,322 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
U-1Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OP
U-2Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OP
U-3Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OP
U-4Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OP
U-5Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OA
U-6Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OP
U-7Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OP
U-8Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.3OP
B-10Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OP
B-5Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OP
B-6Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OP
B-7Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OP
B-8Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OP
B-9Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OA
B-1Conventional HydroelectricWAT20.7OS
B-2Conventional HydroelectricWAT20.7OS
B-3Conventional HydroelectricWAT20.7OP
B-4Conventional HydroelectricWAT20.7OP
AConventional HydroelectricWAT1.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6200
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Columbia River
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Rock Island

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (214,322 MWh) and 9 the lowest (127,395 MWh). Their difference is 86,927 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 19 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1.2 (A) to 51.3 (U-1, U-2, U-3). The difference is 50.1 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
AConventional Hydroelectric1.21.21.20.2
B-1Conventional Hydroelectric20.715.015.010.0
B-10Conventional Hydroelectric22.519.019.010.0
B-2Conventional Hydroelectric20.715.015.010.0
B-3Conventional Hydroelectric20.715.015.010.0
B-4Conventional Hydroelectric20.715.015.010.0
B-5Conventional Hydroelectric22.517.017.010.0
B-6Conventional Hydroelectric22.517.017.010.0
B-7Conventional Hydroelectric22.517.017.010.0
B-8Conventional Hydroelectric22.517.017.010.0
B-9Conventional Hydroelectric22.519.019.010.0
U-1Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0
U-2Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0
U-3Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0
U-4Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0
U-5Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0
U-6Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0
U-7Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0
U-8Conventional Hydroelectric51.342.042.010.0

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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