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EIA plant 2719

Morganton · Burke · NC

Bridgewater

Operated by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Annual generation39,899 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy CarolinasBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Bridgewater?

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35.742800, -81.837200

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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 Hydroelectric27.7 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.

111,296
25,119
36,772
43,336
55,392
62,242
71,691
81,417
92,684
100
110
12-50

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
111,296
25,119
36,772
43,336
55,392
62,242
71,691
81,417
92,684
100
110
12-50

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
111,296 MWh
25,119 MWh
36,772 MWh
43,336 MWh
55,392 MWh
62,242 MWh
71,691 MWh
81,417 MWh
92,684 MWh
100 MWh
110 MWh
12-50 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT13OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT13OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
2719
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Catawba River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (11,296 MWh) and 10, 11 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 11,296 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1.7 (3) to 13 (1, 2). The difference is 11.3 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 Hydroelectric13.015.015.015.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric13.015.015.015.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric1.71.51.51.5

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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