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EIA plant 6432

Rockport · Whatcom · WA

Diablo

Operated by City of Seattle - (WA)

Annual generation361,396 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSeattle City LightBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Diablo?

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48.713853, -121.131736

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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 Hydroelectric182.4 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.

152,367
236,868
347,635
449,060
538,234
634,059
738,152
839,853
912,006
10-118
11-194
1213,474

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
152,367
236,868
347,635
449,060
538,234
634,059
738,152
839,853
912,006
10-118
11-194
1213,474

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
152,367 MWh
236,868 MWh
347,635 MWh
449,060 MWh
538,234 MWh
634,059 MWh
738,152 MWh
839,853 MWh
912,006 MWh
10-118 MWh
11-194 MWh
1213,474 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
31Conventional HydroelectricWAT90OP
32Conventional HydroelectricWAT90OP
35Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.2OP
36Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6432
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Skagit River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 10 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (52,367 MWh) and 9 the lowest (12,006 MWh). Their difference is 40,361 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 1.2 (35, 36) to 90 (31, 32). The difference is 88.8 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
31Conventional Hydroelectric90.090.090.01.0
32Conventional Hydroelectric90.090.090.01.0
35Conventional Hydroelectric1.21.21.20.5
36Conventional Hydroelectric1.21.21.20.5

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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