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EIA plant 68804

Sheridan · Chautauqua · NY

Rivard 1

Operated by Generate Capital

Annual generation6,337 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNew York Independent System OperatorBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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42.502750, -79.281723

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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 Photovoltaic4.6 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.

1149
2357
3436
4717
5684
6802
7684
8795
9793
10545
11244
12131

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
1149
2357
3436
4717
5684
6802
7684
8795
9793
10545
11244
12131

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1149 MWh
2357 MWh
3436 MWh
4717 MWh
5684 MWh
6802 MWh
7684 MWh
8795 MWh
9793 MWh
10545 MWh
11244 MWh
12131 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
11011Solar PhotovoltaicSUN4.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
68804
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 (802 MWh) and 12 the lowest (131 MWh). Their difference is 671 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
11011Solar Photovoltaic4.64.64.6Not 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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