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EIA plant 16

Dadeville · Elmore · AL

Martin Dam

Operated by Alabama Power Co

Annual generation305,920 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Martin Dam?

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32.680394, -85.911442

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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 Hydroelectric210.6 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.

154,846
253,854
337,067
419,895
531,566
611,734
714,425
89,874
910,743
1015,296
1130,408
1216,212

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
154,846
253,854
337,067
419,895
531,566
611,734
714,425
89,874
910,743
1015,296
1130,408
1216,212

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
154,846 MWh
253,854 MWh
337,067 MWh
419,895 MWh
531,566 MWh
611,734 MWh
714,425 MWh
89,874 MWh
910,743 MWh
1015,296 MWh
1130,408 MWh
1216,212 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT60OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT50.2OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT50.2OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT50.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
16
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Tallapoosa River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (54,846 MWh) and 8 the lowest (9,874 MWh). Their difference is 44,972 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 50.2 (1, 2, 3) to 60 (4). The difference is 9.8 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 Hydroelectric50.241.539.440.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric50.241.539.440.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric50.241.539.440.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric60.057.654.740.0

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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