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EIA plant 1380

Jamestown · Russell · KY

Wolf Creek

Operated by USCE-Nashville District

Annual generation723,815 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextTennessee Valley AuthorityBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Wolf Creek?

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36.869100, -85.147000

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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 Hydroelectric270 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the KY plant index for regional peers.

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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.

146,371
275,005
370,207
451,757
5112,919
6106,139
765,261
851,984
937,736
1035,868
1123,681
1246,887

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
146,371
275,005
370,207
451,757
5112,919
6106,139
765,261
851,984
937,736
1035,868
1123,681
1246,887

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
146,371 MWh
275,005 MWh
370,207 MWh
451,757 MWh
5112,919 MWh
6106,139 MWh
765,261 MWh
851,984 MWh
937,736 MWh
1035,868 MWh
1123,681 MWh
1246,887 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
1380
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Cumberland River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 5 has the highest recorded value (112,919 MWh) and 11 the lowest (23,681 MWh). Their difference is 89,238 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric45.052.052.045.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric45.052.052.045.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric45.040.040.040.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric45.052.052.045.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric45.052.052.045.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric45.052.052.045.0

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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