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EIA plant 3630

Pearsall · Frio · TX

Pearsall

Operated by South Texas Electric Coop, Inc

Annual generation329,897 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 Pearsall?

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28.927500, -99.091900

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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 Internal Combustion Engine201.6 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.

128,504
219,679.69
322,332.79
420,982.19
528,034.52
631,627.93
734,187.29
838,629.34
932,051.87
1027,763.97
1122,242.61
1223,860.82

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
128,504
219,679.69
322,332.79
420,982.19
528,034.52
631,627.93
734,187.29
838,629.34
932,051.87
1027,763.97
1122,242.61
1223,860.82

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
128,504 MWh
219,680 MWh
322,333 MWh
420,982 MWh
528,035 MWh
631,628 MWh
734,187 MWh
838,629 MWh
932,052 MWh
1027,764 MWh
1122,243 MWh
1223,861 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
10ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
11ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
12ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
13ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
14ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
15ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
16ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
17ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
18ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
19ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
1ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
20ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
21ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
22ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
23ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
24ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
2ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
3ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
4ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
5ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
6ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
7ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
8ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP
9ANatural Gas Internal Combustion EngineNG8.4OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
3630
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Wells
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 (38,629 MWh) and 2 the lowest (19,680 MWh). Their difference is 18,949 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
10ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
11ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
12ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
13ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
14ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
15ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
16ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
17ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
18ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
19ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
1ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
20ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
21ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
22ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
23ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
24ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
2ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
3ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
4ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
5ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
6ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
7ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
8ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0
9ANatural Gas Internal Combustion Engine8.48.48.44.0

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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