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EIA plant 7484

Nuiqsut · North Slope · AK

NSB Nuiqsut Utility

Operated by North Slope Borough Power & Light

Annual generation7,697 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesDFO, NGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextUnavailableBalancing authority or NERC region

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70.220565, -150.993492

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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

TechnologyPetroleum Liquids2.2 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine2.2 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.

1670.97
2567.88
3594.88
4571.27
5554.85
6723.76
7739.06
8785.03
9637.16
10635.46
11607.45
12609.23

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
1670.97
2567.88
3594.88
4571.27
5554.85
6723.76
7739.06
8785.03
9637.16
10635.46
11607.45
12609.23

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1671 MWh
2568 MWh
3595 MWh
4571 MWh
5555 MWh
6724 MWh
7739 MWh
8785 MWh
9637 MWh
10635 MWh
11607 MWh
12609 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
PG1APetroleum LiquidsDFO0.9OP
PG2APetroleum LiquidsDFO0.9OP
PG5ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG0.8OP
PG6ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG0.8OP
PG3BNatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG0.6OP
PG3APetroleum LiquidsDFO0.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7484
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (785 MWh) and 5 the lowest (555 MWh). Their difference is 230 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.4 (PG3A) to 0.9 (PG1A, PG2A). The difference is 0.5 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
PG1APetroleum Liquids0.90.90.90.4
PG2APetroleum Liquids0.90.90.90.4
PG3APetroleum Liquids0.40.40.40.2
PG3BNatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.60.60.60.3
PG5ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.80.80.80.3
PG6ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine0.80.80.80.3

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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