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EIA plant 3437

Eagle Pass · Maverick · TX

Eagle Pass

Operated by Maverick Cty Water Control & Improvement

Annual generation36,087 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

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28.829535, -100.552234

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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 Hydroelectric9.6 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.

13,987
24,764
33,568
42,490
52,703
63,398
72,968
82,439
91,722
102,820
112,257
122,971

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
13,987
24,764
33,568
42,490
52,703
63,398
72,968
82,439
91,722
102,820
112,257
122,971

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
13,987 MWh
24,764 MWh
33,568 MWh
42,490 MWh
52,703 MWh
63,398 MWh
72,968 MWh
82,439 MWh
91,722 MWh
102,820 MWh
112,257 MWh
122,971 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.2OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.2OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT3.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3437
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Maverick County Irrigation Dis
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (4,764 MWh) and 9 the lowest (1,722 MWh). Their difference is 3,042 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric3.22.02.00.1
2Conventional Hydroelectric3.22.02.00.1
3Conventional Hydroelectric3.22.02.00.1

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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