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EIA plant 198

Mountain Home · Marion · AR

Bull Shoals

Operated by USCE-Little Rock District

Annual generation647,309 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwestern Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Bull Shoals?

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36.363500, -92.576300

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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 Hydroelectric340 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.

133,632
231,037
334,202
437,485
588,075
6114,836
767,401
858,639
932,540
1031,364
1140,799
1277,299

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
133,632
231,037
334,202
437,485
588,075
6114,836
767,401
858,639
932,540
1031,364
1140,799
1277,299

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
133,632 MWh
231,037 MWh
334,202 MWh
437,485 MWh
588,075 MWh
6114,836 MWh
767,401 MWh
858,639 MWh
932,540 MWh
1031,364 MWh
1140,799 MWh
1277,299 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT45OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT40OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT40OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT40OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT40OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
198
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Bull Shoals Lake
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Bull Shoals

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (114,836 MWh) and 2 the lowest (31,037 MWh). Their difference is 83,799 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 8 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 40 (1, 2, 3) to 45 (5, 6, 7). The difference is 5 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 Hydroelectric40.045.045.010.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric40.045.045.010.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric40.035.035.010.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric40.045.045.010.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric45.050.050.010.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric45.050.050.010.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric45.050.050.010.0
8Conventional Hydroelectric45.050.050.010.0

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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