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EIA plant 1001

Cayuga · Vermillion · IN

Cayuga

Operated by Duke Energy Indiana, LLC

Annual generation4,025,815 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesBIT, DFO, NGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Cayuga?

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39.924200, -87.424400

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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 Steam Coal1,062 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine112.5 MW represented
TechnologyPetroleum Liquids10.4 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.

1481,064
2267,021
3238,351
4479,332
5363,458
6424,982
7422,792
8350,809
10263,463
11311,629.01
12422,914

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 11 of 11 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
1481,064
2267,021
3238,351
4479,332
5363,458
6424,982
7422,792
8350,809
10263,463
11311,629.01
12422,914

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1481,064 MWh
2267,021 MWh
3238,351 MWh
4479,332 MWh
5363,458 MWh
6424,982 MWh
7422,792 MWh
8350,809 MWh
10263,463 MWh
11311,629 MWh
12422,914 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional Steam CoalBIT531OP
2Conventional Steam CoalBIT531OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG112.5OP
31Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.6OP
32Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.6OP
33Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.6OP
34Petroleum LiquidsDFO2.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1001
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wabash River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (481,064 MWh) and 3 the lowest (238,351 MWh). Their difference is 242,713 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 7 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 2.6 (31, 32, 33) to 531 (1, 2). The difference is 528.4 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 Steam Coal531.0500.0505.0265.0
2Conventional Steam Coal531.0495.0500.0265.0
31Petroleum Liquids2.62.52.52.5
32Petroleum Liquids2.62.52.52.5
33Petroleum Liquids2.62.52.52.5
34Petroleum Liquids2.62.52.52.5
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine112.584.0110.050.0

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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