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EIA plant 68260

Three Forks · Gallatin · MT

GCC Trident Solar Project

Operated by GCC Trident LLC

Annual generation3,687 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNorthWestern Energy (NWMT)Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is GCC Trident Solar Project?

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45.937280, -111.463734

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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.

1116
2195
3350
4312
5390
6539
7511
8427
9463
10225
11157
122

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
1116
2195
3350
4312
5390
6539
7511
8427
9463
10225
11157
122

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1116 MWh
2195 MWh
3350 MWh
4312 MWh
5390 MWh
6539 MWh
7511 MWh
8427 MWh
9463 MWh
10225 MWh
11157 MWh
122 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
GCC1Solar PhotovoltaicSUN2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
68260
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
Water source
NA
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 (539 MWh) and 12 the lowest (2 MWh). Their difference is 537 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
GCC1Solar Photovoltaic2.02.02.0Not 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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