Opal Springs Hydro

Entity plant:eia:54251 · release 20260929T050546Z-51ae0f7d3c78 · schema 1.41.0. Immutable citation page; values as published in this release. Current pages may be newer.

Fact	Value	Unit	Period	Evidence / method	Quality	Source and locator
Nameplate capacity, operating generators	4.3	MW	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-generators out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Generators listed	1	count	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-generators out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Operating generators	1	count	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-generators out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	29,367	MWh	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Capacity factor	0.777	fraction	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output derived: net_generation_mwh@2024 / (nameplate_mw_op x 8784 h)
Nameplate capacity	4.3	MW	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-generators out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251; generator_id=1
Net summer capacity	3.3	MW	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-generators out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251; generator_id=1
Net winter capacity	5.0	MW	2024	reported / derived	valid	pudl-generators out_eia__yearly_generators.parquet; report_date=2024-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251; generator_id=1
Operating nameplate capacity, latest inventory	4.3	MW	2026-08-01	reported / derived	valid	eia860m-inventory Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026; plant_id_eia=54251; report_date=2026-08-01
Planned nameplate capacity, latest inventory	—	MW	2026-08-01	reported / derived	not_applicable (not_applicable)	eia860m-inventory Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026; plant_id_eia=54251; report_date=2026-08-01
Retired or cancelled nameplate capacity, latest inventory	—	MW	2026-08-01	reported / derived	not_applicable (not_applicable)	eia860m-inventory Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory, August 2026; plant_id_eia=54251; report_date=2026-08-01
Net generation	27,353	MWh	2015	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2015-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	30,244	MWh	2016	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2016-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	32,234	MWh	2017	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2017-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	24,581	MWh	2018	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2018-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	28,184	MWh	2019	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2019-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	26,153	MWh	2020	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2020-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	20,028	MWh	2021	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2021-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	21,213	MWh	2022	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2022-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251
Net generation	24,247	MWh	2023	reported / derived	valid	pudl-output out_eia923__yearly_generation_fuel_combined.parquet; report_date=2023-01-01; plant_id_eia=54251

Sources

U.S. EIA, preliminary monthly generator inventory, August 2026 (released September 24, 2026). Licence: U.S. government work. eia860m-inventory
Megan M. Johnson, Shih-Chieh Kao and Rocio Uría-Martínez. 2026. Existing Hydropower Assets (EHA) Plant Database, 2026. HydroSource. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. DOI: 10.21951/EHA_FY2026/3374497. Licence: HydroSource Data Use Policy: "Data hosted on HydroSource is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with Department of Energy's Public Access Plan"; users "must include bibliographic citations" (authors, title, publisher, DOI). ornl-eha-2026
Hansen, C. H., Matson, P. G., Bozeman, B. B., Turner, S. W. D. 2026. Hydropower Infrastructure – LAkes, Reservoirs, and RIvers (HILARRI) v4. HydroSource. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. DOI: 10.21951/HILARRI/3362570. Licence: HydroSource Data Use Policy: "Data hosted on HydroSource is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with Department of Energy's Public Access Plan"; users "must include bibliographic citations" (authors, title, publisher, DOI). ornl-hilarri-v4
Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. pudl-generators
Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. pudl-output
Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. pudl-ownership
Catalyst Cooperative, PUDL v2026.9.0, derived from U.S. EIA Forms 860/923. Licence: CC-BY-4.0. pudl-plants
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Inventory of Dams (export of 2026-09-11). Licence: U.S. government work; public NID export, no terms stated on the export. usace-nid

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