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EIA plant 65716

Whatley · Franklin · MA

Long Plain Solar

Operated by Long Plain Solar, LLC

Annual generation3,566 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Long Plain Solar?

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42.445700, -72.597140

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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.

1115
2296
3308
4298
5350
6369
7388
8320
9344
10339
11249
12190

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
1115
2296
3308
4298
5350
6369
7388
8320
9344
10339
11249
12190

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1115 MWh
2296 MWh
3308 MWh
4298 MWh
5350 MWh
6369 MWh
7388 MWh
8320 MWh
9344 MWh
10339 MWh
11249 MWh
12190 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3779Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
65716
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
NA
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (388 MWh) and 1 the lowest (115 MWh). Their difference is 273 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
3779Solar Photovoltaic2.02.01.8Not 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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