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EIA plant 3295

Beech Island · Aiken · SC

Urquhart

Operated by Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc

Annual generation1,395,010 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDominion Energy South CarolinaBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Urquhart?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

33.435000, -81.911100

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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 Combined Cycle547.8 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine111.1 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine100 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the SC plant index for regional peers.

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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.

139,006
218,043
327,475
4135,265
5105,705
6130,482
7163,671
8214,892
9146,628
1099,308
11232,832
1281,703

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
139,006
218,043
327,475
4135,265
5105,705
6130,482
7163,671
8214,892
9146,628
1099,308
11232,832
1281,703

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
139,006 MWh
218,043 MWh
327,475 MWh
4135,265 MWh
5105,705 MWh
6130,482 MWh
7163,671 MWh
8214,892 MWh
9146,628 MWh
1099,308 MWh
11232,832 MWh
1281,703 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG198.9OP
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG198.9OP
3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG100OP
1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG75OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG75OP
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG58.9OP
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG19.6OP
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG16.3OP
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG16.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3295
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Savannah River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 11 has the highest recorded value (232,832 MWh) and 2 the lowest (18,043 MWh). Their difference is 214,789 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 9 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 16.3 (GT2, GT3) to 198.9 (CT1, CT2). The difference is 182.6 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
1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle75.064.065.050.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle75.064.066.050.0
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine100.095.096.030.0
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle198.9162.0177.075.0
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle198.9168.0176.075.0
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine19.613.016.05.0
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine16.314.017.05.0
GT3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine16.312.015.05.0
GT4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine58.948.049.015.0

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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