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EIA plant 3459

Orange · Orange · TX

Sabine

Operated by Entergy Texas Inc.

Annual generation4,221,911 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Sabine?

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30.024200, -93.878000

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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 Steam Turbine1,811.8 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.

190,107
287,994
3230,258
4371,376
5415,826
6523,596
7487,207
8545,234
9482,874
10503,759
11453,461
1230,219

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
190,107
287,994
3230,258
4371,376
5415,826
6523,596
7487,207
8545,234
9482,874
10503,759
11453,461
1230,219

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
190,107 MWh
287,994 MWh
3230,258 MWh
4371,376 MWh
5415,826 MWh
6523,596 MWh
7487,207 MWh
8545,234 MWh
9482,874 MWh
10503,759 MWh
11453,461 MWh
1230,219 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG591.6OP
5Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG507.4OP
3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG473.4OP
1Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG239.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3459
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Sabine Lake
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (545,234 MWh) and 12 the lowest (30,219 MWh). Their difference is 515,015 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 239.4 (1) to 591.6 (4). The difference is 352.2 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 Steam Turbine239.4202.5203.350.0
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine473.4369.3378.355.0
4Natural Gas Steam Turbine591.6490.1492.7185.0
5Natural Gas Steam Turbine507.4431.6436.355.0

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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