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EIA plant 6618

Highgate · Franklin · VT

Highgate Falls

Operated by Village of Swanton - (VT)

Annual generation46,553 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextISO New England Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Highgate Falls?

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44.933611, -73.051111

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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 Hydroelectric11.6 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the VT plant index for regional peers.

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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.

14,773
26,908
35,807
45,446
54,897
63,758
73,671
83,690
91,158
101,723
11339
124,383

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
14,773
26,908
35,807
45,446
54,897
63,758
73,671
83,690
91,158
101,723
11339
124,383

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14,773 MWh
26,908 MWh
35,807 MWh
45,446 MWh
54,897 MWh
63,758 MWh
73,671 MWh
83,690 MWh
91,158 MWh
101,723 MWh
11339 MWh
124,383 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT5.8OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.2OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.1OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6618
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Missisquoi River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (6,908 MWh) and 11 the lowest (339 MWh). Their difference is 6,569 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.5 (5) to 5.8 (4). The difference is 5.3 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.11.01.00.1
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.01.01.00.1
3Conventional Hydroelectric3.22.92.90.1
4Conventional Hydroelectric5.84.84.80.1
5Conventional Hydroelectric0.50.10.10.1

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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