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EIA plant 66320

Millbury · Worcester · MA

3Colton

Operated by Madison Energy Holdings LLC

Annual generation5,054 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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42.206180, -71.739990

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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 Photovoltaic3.4 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.

1135
2402
3461
4503
5563
6606
7549
8497
9429
10402
11309
12198

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
1135
2402
3461
4503
5563
6606
7549
8497
9429
10402
11309
12198

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1135 MWh
2402 MWh
3461 MWh
4503 MWh
5563 MWh
6606 MWh
7549 MWh
8497 MWh
9429 MWh
10402 MWh
11309 MWh
12198 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3COLTSolar PhotovoltaicSUN3.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
66320
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 (606 MWh) and 1 the lowest (135 MWh). Their difference is 471 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
3COLTSolar Photovoltaic3.43.43.4Not 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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