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EIA plant 3491

Fort Worth · Tarrant · TX

Handley

Operated by Constellation Power, Inc

Annual generation880,923 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

Where is Handley?

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32.728300, -97.219200

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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 Turbine1,314.8 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.

125,304
216,693
360,038
442,242
566,793
6141,079
783,700
8281,683
933,412
1069,454
1122,749
1237,776

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
125,304
216,693
360,038
442,242
566,793
6141,079
783,700
8281,683
933,412
1069,454
1122,749
1237,776

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
125,304 MWh
216,693 MWh
360,038 MWh
442,242 MWh
566,793 MWh
6141,079 MWh
783,700 MWh
8281,683 MWh
933,412 MWh
1069,454 MWh
1122,749 MWh
1237,776 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG455OP
5Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG455OP
3Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG404.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3491
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Lake Arlington
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 (281,683 MWh) and 2 the lowest (16,693 MWh). Their difference is 264,990 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 404.8 (3) to 455 (4, 5). The difference is 50.2 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
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine404.8375.0375.050.0
4Natural Gas Steam Turbine455.0435.0435.0120.0
5Natural Gas Steam Turbine455.0435.0435.0120.0

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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