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EIA plant 68438

Rochester · Plymouth · MA

Rochester MA 2

Operated by Rochester MA 2 LLC

Annual generation1,533 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 Rochester MA 2?

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41.723658, -70.840465

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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 Photovoltaic1 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.

154
293
3125
4147
5161
6189
7165
8168
9138
10137
1196
1260

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
154
293
3125
4147
5161
6189
7165
8168
9138
10137
1196
1260

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
154 MWh
293 MWh
3125 MWh
4147 MWh
5161 MWh
6189 MWh
7165 MWh
8168 MWh
9138 MWh
10137 MWh
1196 MWh
1260 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
12998Solar PhotovoltaicSUN1OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
68438
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 (189 MWh) and 1 the lowest (54 MWh). Their difference is 135 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
12998Solar Photovoltaic1.01.01.0Not 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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