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EIA plant 55

Andalusia · Covington · AL

Point A

Operated by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Annual generation14,863 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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31.361146, -86.518307

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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 Hydroelectric5.2 MW represented

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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.

11,974
22,650
32,236
41,448
51,199
61,051
71,114
8509
9560
10406
11437
121,279

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
11,974
22,650
32,236
41,448
51,199
61,051
71,114
8509
9560
10406
11437
121,279

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,974 MWh
22,650 MWh
32,236 MWh
41,448 MWh
51,199 MWh
61,051 MWh
71,114 MWh
8509 MWh
9560 MWh
10406 MWh
11437 MWh
121,279 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.6OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT1.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Conecuh River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (2,650 MWh) and 10 the lowest (406 MWh). Their difference is 2,244 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 3 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 1.6 (1, 2) to 2 (3). The difference is 0.4 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric1.61.41.40.1
2Conventional Hydroelectric1.61.41.40.1
3Conventional Hydroelectric2.01.61.60.1

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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