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EIA plant 3250

Hartsville · Darlington · SC

Darlington County

Operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC)

Annual generation17,000 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy Progress EastBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Darlington County?

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34.418500, -80.165700

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine316 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.

14,751.29
2318.45
37.64
480.22
518.67
61,279.54
75,939.9
82,302.33
92,215.67
100
1186.27
120

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
14,751.29
2318.45
37.64
480.22
518.67
61,279.54
75,939.9
82,302.33
92,215.67
100
1186.27
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
14,751 MWh
2318 MWh
38 MWh
480 MWh
519 MWh
61,280 MWh
75,940 MWh
82,302 MWh
92,216 MWh
100 MWh
1186 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
12Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG158OP
13Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG158OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3250
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (5,940 MWh) and 10, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 5,940 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
12Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine158.0115.0131.040.0
13Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine158.0115.0133.040.0

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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