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EIA plant 840

Ahsahka · Clearwater · ID

Dworshak

Operated by USACE Northwestern Division

Annual generation1,353,569 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextBonneville Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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46.514300, -116.297700

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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 Hydroelectric465 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.

147,537
244,148
347,621
446,356
576,009
6199,646
7311,872
8293,401
9137,671
1051,532
1148,930
1248,846

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
147,537
244,148
347,621
446,356
576,009
6199,646
7311,872
8293,401
9137,671
1051,532
1148,930
1248,846

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
147,537 MWh
244,148 MWh
347,621 MWh
446,356 MWh
576,009 MWh
6199,646 MWh
7311,872 MWh
8293,401 MWh
9137,671 MWh
1051,532 MWh
1148,930 MWh
1248,846 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT259OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT103OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT103OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
840
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Clearwater River
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 (311,872 MWh) and 2 the lowest (44,148 MWh). Their difference is 267,724 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 103 (1, 2) to 259 (3). The difference is 156 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric103.0103.090.090.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric103.0103.090.090.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric259.0259.0220.0220.0

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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