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EIA plant 7066

Truckee · Sierra · CA

Stampede

Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation

Annual generation13,106 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextNevada Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Stampede?

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39.470447, -120.104550

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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 Hydroelectric3.6 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.

11,094
2643
3239
41,613
52,253
61,947
71,707
8593
9120
10312
11924
121,661

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
11,094
2643
3239
41,613
52,253
61,947
71,707
8593
9120
10312
11924
121,661

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,094 MWh
2643 MWh
3239 MWh
41,613 MWh
52,253 MWh
61,947 MWh
71,707 MWh
8593 MWh
9120 MWh
10312 MWh
11924 MWh
121,661 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT3OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.6OP

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EIA plant ID
7066
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Little Truckee River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (2,253 MWh) and 9 the lowest (120 MWh). Their difference is 2,133 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric3.03.03.00.9
2Conventional Hydroelectric0.60.60.60.2

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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