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EIA plant 3293

Columbia · Lexington · SC

Saluda Lexington

Operated by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc

Annual generation143,335 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDominion Energy South CarolinaBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Saluda Lexington?

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34.053300, -81.217200

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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 Hydroelectric207.3 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.

131,764
215,772
332,227
410,098
515,748
6609
7514
85,350
97,776
108,884
11616
1213,977

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
131,764
215,772
332,227
410,098
515,748
6609
7514
85,350
97,776
108,884
11616
1213,977

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
131,764 MWh
215,772 MWh
332,227 MWh
410,098 MWh
515,748 MWh
6609 MWh
7514 MWh
85,350 MWh
97,776 MWh
108,884 MWh
11616 MWh
1213,977 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT67.5OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT42.3OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT32.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT32.5OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT32.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3293
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Lake Murray
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 (32,227 MWh) and 7 the lowest (514 MWh). Their difference is 31,713 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 32.5 (1, 2, 4) to 67.5 (5). The difference is 35 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 Hydroelectric32.532.532.51.5
2Conventional Hydroelectric32.532.532.51.5
3Conventional Hydroelectric42.335.035.02.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric32.532.532.51.5
5Conventional Hydroelectric67.566.066.04.0

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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