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EIA plant 819

Kuna · Ada · ID

Swan Falls

Operated by Idaho Power Co

Annual generation121,927 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextIdaho Power CompanyBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Swan Falls?

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43.243500, -116.379100

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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 Hydroelectric27.2 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.

19,444
29,256
310,409
414,806
513,636
69,219
710,285
88,240
98,630
109,500
119,035
129,467

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
19,444
29,256
310,409
414,806
513,636
69,219
710,285
88,240
98,630
109,500
119,035
129,467

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
19,444 MWh
29,256 MWh
310,409 MWh
414,806 MWh
513,636 MWh
69,219 MWh
710,285 MWh
88,240 MWh
98,630 MWh
109,500 MWh
119,035 MWh
129,467 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.6OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT13.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
819
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Snake River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 4 has the highest recorded value (14,806 MWh) and 8 the lowest (8,240 MWh). Their difference is 6,566 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric13.614.6914.740.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric13.68.8315.210.0

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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