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EIA plant 7725

Corvallis · Benton · OR

Coffin Butte

Operated by Pacific Northwest Generating Coop

Annual generation38,367 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesLFGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBonneville Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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44.696900, -123.223400

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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

TechnologyLandfill Gas5.6 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.

13,284.58
22,936.57
33,527.21
42,963.77
53,350.76
63,143.21
73,302.29
83,229.26
93,081.48
103,051.81
113,150.12
123,345.93

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
13,284.58
22,936.57
33,527.21
42,963.77
53,350.76
63,143.21
73,302.29
83,229.26
93,081.48
103,051.81
113,150.12
123,345.93

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,285 MWh
22,937 MWh
33,527 MWh
42,964 MWh
53,351 MWh
63,143 MWh
73,302 MWh
83,229 MWh
93,081 MWh
103,052 MWh
113,150 MWh
123,346 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
5Landfill GasLFG1.6OP
1Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
2Landfill GasLFG0.8OP
3Landfill GasLFG0.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7725
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (3,527 MWh) and 2 the lowest (2,937 MWh). Their difference is 590 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 0.8 (1, 2, 3) to 1.6 (4, 5). The difference is 0.8 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
1Landfill Gas0.80.80.80.5
2Landfill Gas0.80.80.80.5
3Landfill Gas0.80.80.80.5
4Landfill Gas1.61.61.60.8
5Landfill Gas1.61.61.60.8

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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