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EIA plant 2106

Eldon · Miller · MO

Osage Dam

Operated by Union Electric Co - (MO)

Annual generation497,107 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Osage Dam?

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38.204400, -92.623900

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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 Hydroelectric208 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.

128,856
250,695
330,336
428,764
5155,511
6117,526
762,387
86,056
95,152
104,083
113,615
124,126

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
128,856
250,695
330,336
428,764
5155,511
6117,526
762,387
86,056
95,152
104,083
113,615
124,126

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
128,856 MWh
250,695 MWh
330,336 MWh
428,764 MWh
5155,511 MWh
6117,526 MWh
762,387 MWh
86,056 MWh
95,152 MWh
104,083 MWh
113,615 MWh
124,126 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT27.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT27.5OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT27.5OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT27.5OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT27.5OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT27.5OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT21.5OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT21.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2106
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Osage 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 (155,511 MWh) and 11 the lowest (3,615 MWh). Their difference is 151,896 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 21.5 (7, 8) to 27.5 (1, 2, 3). The difference is 6 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 Hydroelectric27.531.031.00.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric27.524.024.00.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric27.531.031.00.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric27.524.024.00.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric27.531.031.00.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric27.531.031.00.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric21.531.031.00.0
8Conventional Hydroelectric21.531.031.00.0

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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