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EIA plant 3323

Clarks Hill · McCormick · SC

J Strom Thurmond

Operated by USCE-Savannah District

Annual generation650,666 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSoutheastern Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is J Strom Thurmond?

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33.660200, -82.196100

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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 Hydroelectric361.9 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.

140,555
280,758
3107,826
457,020
562,783
645,412
756,159
843,262
926,818
1045,652
1142,843
1241,578

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
140,555
280,758
3107,826
457,020
562,783
645,412
756,159
843,262
926,818
1045,652
1142,843
1241,578

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
140,555 MWh
280,758 MWh
3107,826 MWh
457,020 MWh
562,783 MWh
645,412 MWh
756,159 MWh
843,262 MWh
926,818 MWh
1045,652 MWh
1142,843 MWh
1241,578 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT51.7OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3323
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, 3 has the highest recorded value (107,826 MWh) and 9 the lowest (26,818 MWh). Their difference is 81,008 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric51.748.048.025.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric51.748.048.025.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric51.748.048.025.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric51.748.048.025.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric51.748.048.025.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric51.748.048.025.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric51.748.048.025.0

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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