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EIA plant 6532

Verdi · Washoe · NV

Washoe

Operated by Truckee Meadows Water Authority

Annual generation14,389 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNevada Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Washoe?

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39.302200, -119.560400

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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 Hydroelectric2.6 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.

1967
2823
31,329
41,438
51,481
61,425
71,361
8941
9862
10989
111,340
121,433

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
1967
2823
31,329
41,438
51,481
61,425
71,361
8941
9862
10989
111,340
121,433

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1967 MWh
2823 MWh
31,329 MWh
41,438 MWh
51,481 MWh
61,425 MWh
71,361 MWh
8941 MWh
9862 MWh
10989 MWh
111,340 MWh
121,433 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.3OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6532
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Truckee River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (1,481 MWh) and 2 the lowest (823 MWh). Their difference is 658 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.30.90.70.2
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.30.90.70.2

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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