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EIA plant 7835

Rising Sun · Cecil · MD

Essential Power Rock Springs LLC

Operated by Essential Power Operating Services LLC

Annual generation178,967 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Essential Power Rock Springs LLC?

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39.719010, -76.159760

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine795.6 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.

11,136.28
21,006.82
31,814.85
411,448.24
520,447.87
618,664.96
756,590.51
835,546.57
91,270
1014,575.94
1115,353.87
121,111.1

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
11,136.28
21,006.82
31,814.85
411,448.24
520,447.87
618,664.96
756,590.51
835,546.57
91,270
1014,575.94
1115,353.87
121,111.1

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,136 MWh
21,007 MWh
31,815 MWh
411,448 MWh
520,448 MWh
618,665 MWh
756,591 MWh
835,547 MWh
91,270 MWh
1014,576 MWh
1115,354 MWh
121,111 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG198.9OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG198.9OP
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG198.9OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG198.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7835
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (56,591 MWh) and 2 the lowest (1,007 MWh). Their difference is 55,584 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine198.9167.3167.3120.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine198.9164.1164.1120.0
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine198.9169.0169.0120.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine198.9166.3166.3120.0

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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