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EIA plant 199

Dardanelle · Pope · AR

Dardanelle

Operated by USCE-Little Rock District

Annual generation517,332 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthwestern Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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35.250300, -93.168600

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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 Hydroelectric160.8 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.

173,298
265,871
354,664
446,978
532,849
656,355
729,911
831,583
914,366
106,477
1152,794
1252,186

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
173,298
265,871
354,664
446,978
532,849
656,355
729,911
831,583
914,366
106,477
1152,794
1252,186

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
173,298 MWh
265,871 MWh
354,664 MWh
446,978 MWh
532,849 MWh
656,355 MWh
729,911 MWh
831,583 MWh
914,366 MWh
106,477 MWh
1152,794 MWh
1252,186 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT40.2OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT40.2OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT40.2OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT40.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
199
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Arkansas 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 (73,298 MWh) and 10 the lowest (6,477 MWh). Their difference is 66,821 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric40.235.035.010.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric40.235.035.010.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric40.235.035.010.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric40.235.035.010.0

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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