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EIA plant 3267

Greenville · Greenville · SC

Saluda Dam

Operated by Northbrook Carolina Hydro LLC

Annual generation7,067 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy CarolinasBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Saluda Dam?

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34.852224, -82.483959

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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 Hydroelectric2.4 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.

11,020
2793
31,250
4715
5838
6388
7330
8231
9215
10352
11362
12573

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
11,020
2793
31,250
4715
5838
6388
7330
8231
9215
10352
11362
12573

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,020 MWh
2793 MWh
31,250 MWh
4715 MWh
5838 MWh
6388 MWh
7330 MWh
8231 MWh
9215 MWh
10352 MWh
11362 MWh
12573 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.6OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.6OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.6OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT0.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3267
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Saluda River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (1,250 MWh) and 9 the lowest (215 MWh). Their difference is 1,035 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric0.60.60.60.1
2Conventional Hydroelectric0.60.60.60.1
3Conventional Hydroelectric0.60.60.60.1
4Conventional Hydroelectric0.60.60.60.1

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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