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EIA plant 6345

Shishmaref · Nome · AK

Shishmaref

Operated by Alaska Village Elec Coop, Inc

Annual generation1,737 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesDFOCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextUnavailableBalancing authority or NERC region

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66.255072, -166.073589

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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

TechnologyPetroleum Liquids1.5 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.

1152.51
2137.34
3165.53
4174.39
5102.23
6182.52
7107.07
8154.61
9102.68
10163.03
11159.48
12135.63

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
1152.51
2137.34
3165.53
4174.39
5102.23
6182.52
7107.07
8154.61
9102.68
10163.03
11159.48
12135.63

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1153 MWh
2137 MWh
3166 MWh
4174 MWh
5102 MWh
6183 MWh
7107 MWh
8155 MWh
9103 MWh
10163 MWh
11159 MWh
12136 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4BPetroleum LiquidsDFO0.5OP
3APetroleum LiquidsDFO0.4OP
1Petroleum LiquidsDFO0.3OP
2Petroleum LiquidsDFO0.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6345
Sector
Electric Utility
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 (183 MWh) and 5 the lowest (102 MWh). Their difference is 81 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.3 (1, 2) to 0.5 (4B). The difference is 0.2 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
1Petroleum Liquids0.30.30.30.1
2Petroleum Liquids0.30.30.30.1
3APetroleum Liquids0.40.40.40.1
4BPetroleum Liquids0.50.50.50.1

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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