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EIA plant 64120

Chicopee · Hampden · MA

Chicopee

Operated by Captona Chicopee LLC

Annual generation2,606 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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42.181057, -72.510712

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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

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic2 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.

141
2172
3243
4266
5326
6334
7330
8275
9231
10213
11121
1254

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
141
2172
3243
4266
5326
6334
7330
8275
9231
10213
11121
1254

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
141 MWh
2172 MWh
3243 MWh
4266 MWh
5326 MWh
6334 MWh
7330 MWh
8275 MWh
9231 MWh
10213 MWh
11121 MWh
1254 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CPMA5Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
64120
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, 6 has the highest recorded value (334 MWh) and 1 the lowest (41 MWh). Their difference is 293 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CPMA5Solar Photovoltaic2.02.02.0Not supplied

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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