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EIA plant 3598

Buchanan Dam · Burnet · TX

Inks

Operated by Lower Colorado River Authority

Annual generation8,749 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 Inks?

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30.731599, -98.385422

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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 Hydroelectric15 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.

124
223
339
40
5548
61,149
71,334
81,182
91,131
101,224
111,037
121,058

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
124
223
339
40
5548
61,149
71,334
81,182
91,131
101,224
111,037
121,058

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
124 MWh
223 MWh
339 MWh
40 MWh
5548 MWh
61,149 MWh
71,334 MWh
81,182 MWh
91,131 MWh
101,224 MWh
111,037 MWh
121,058 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT15OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3598
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Inks Lake
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (1,334 MWh) and 4 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 1,334 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric15.013.813.87.0

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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