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Wetumpka · Elmore · AL

Walter Bouldin Dam

Operated by Alabama Power Co

Annual generation450,290 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Walter Bouldin Dam?

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32.583889, -86.283056

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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 Hydroelectric225 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the AL 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.

179,531
276,661
387,626
432,538
544,559
66,041
718,730
87,591
911,513
1019,349
1122,716
1243,435

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
179,531
276,661
387,626
432,538
544,559
66,041
718,730
87,591
911,513
1019,349
1122,716
1243,435

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
179,531 MWh
276,661 MWh
387,626 MWh
432,538 MWh
544,559 MWh
66,041 MWh
718,730 MWh
87,591 MWh
911,513 MWh
1019,349 MWh
1122,716 MWh
1243,435 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT75OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT75OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT75OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
4
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Coosa River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (87,626 MWh) and 6 the lowest (6,041 MWh). Their difference is 81,585 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric75.074.774.774.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric75.074.774.774.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric75.074.774.774.0

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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