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EIA plant 63205

Rainier · Thurston · WA

Skookumchuck Wind Facility

Operated by Southern Power Co

Annual generation416,926 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWNDCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPuget Sound EnergyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Skookumchuck Wind Facility?

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46.850740, -122.664447

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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 Turbine136 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.

149,662
236,526
338,685
438,555
526,887
624,427
726,398
814,938
921,024
1038,700
1147,914
1253,210

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
149,662
236,526
338,685
438,555
526,887
624,427
726,398
814,938
921,024
1038,700
1147,914
1253,210

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
149,662 MWh
236,526 MWh
338,685 MWh
438,555 MWh
526,887 MWh
624,427 MWh
726,398 MWh
814,938 MWh
921,024 MWh
1038,700 MWh
1147,914 MWh
1253,210 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Onshore Wind TurbineWND136OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
63205
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, 12 has the highest recorded value (53,210 MWh) and 8 the lowest (14,938 MWh). Their difference is 38,272 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Onshore Wind Turbine136.0136.8136.83.5

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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