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EIA plant 3594

Austin · Travis · TX

Austin

Operated by Lower Colorado River Authority

Annual generation4,092 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Austin?

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30.293424, -97.784408

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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 Hydroelectric18 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the TX plant index for regional peers.

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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.

184
20
30
40
5172
6605
7435
8474
91,306
10467
11229
12320

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
184
20
30
40
5172
6605
7435
8474
91,306
10467
11229
12320

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
184 MWh
20 MWh
30 MWh
40 MWh
5172 MWh
6605 MWh
7435 MWh
8474 MWh
91,306 MWh
10467 MWh
11229 MWh
12320 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT9OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3594
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Lake Austin
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 9 has the highest recorded value (1,306 MWh) and 2, 3, 4 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 1,306 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric9.08.28.27.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric9.08.88.87.0

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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