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EIA plant 3441

Corpus Christi · Nueces · TX

Nueces Bay

Operated by City of San Antonio - (TX)

Annual generation1,682,458 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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27.819412, -97.419203

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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 Cycle730.2 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.

163,676
258,667
3166,014
490,839
6196,177
7234,738
8238,862
9113,035
10187,749
11173,828
12158,873

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 11 of 11 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
163,676
258,667
3166,014
490,839
6196,177
7234,738
8238,862
9113,035
10187,749
11173,828
12158,873

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
163,676 MWh
258,667 MWh
3166,014 MWh
490,839 MWh
6196,177 MWh
7234,738 MWh
8238,862 MWh
9113,035 MWh
10187,749 MWh
11173,828 MWh
12158,873 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
7Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG351OP
8Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG189.6OP
9Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG189.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3441
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Corpus Christi Ship Channel
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (238,862 MWh) and 2 the lowest (58,667 MWh). Their difference is 180,195 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 189.6 (8, 9) to 351 (7). The difference is 161.4 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
7Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle351.0319.0325.0100.0
8Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle189.6157.0165.060.0
9Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle189.6157.0165.060.0

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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