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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/3595
EIA plant 3595

Buchanan Dam · Llano · TX

Buchanan Dam (TX)

Operated by Lower Colorado River Authority

Annual generation17,098 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 Buchanan Dam (TX)?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

30.750700, -98.417600

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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.

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
10 MWh
20 MWh
352 MWh
425 MWh
51,014 MWh
62,294 MWh
72,595 MWh
82,269 MWh
92,171 MWh
102,452 MWh
112,079 MWh
122,147 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT18.3OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT18.3OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT18.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3595
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Lake Buchanan
Data edition
2024-final