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EIA plant 6206

Durango · La Plata · CO

Tacoma

Operated by Public Service Co of Colorado

Annual generation4,323 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Tacoma?

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37.523720, -107.782786

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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 Hydroelectric4.6 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the CO 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.

124
20
30
42
5797
61,109
71,004
832
90
10489
11468
12398

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
124
20
30
42
5797
61,109
71,004
832
90
10489
11468
12398

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
124 MWh
20 MWh
30 MWh
42 MWh
5797 MWh
61,109 MWh
71,004 MWh
832 MWh
90 MWh
10489 MWh
11468 MWh
12398 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.3OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT2.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6206
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Electra Lake
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 (1,109 MWh) and 2, 3, 9 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 1,109 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric2.32.32.31.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric2.32.32.31.0

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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