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EIA plant 55123

Edinburg · Hidalgo · TX

Magic Valley Generating Station

Operated by Calpine Corp-Magic Valley

Annual generation2,193,832 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

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Where is Magic Valley Generating Station?

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26.340300, -98.190000

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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 Fired Combined Cycle801 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.

1313,955
2192,512
3254,443
4205,015
590,006
61,044
7154,398
8239,429
9331,181
10391,821
1114,795
125,233

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
1313,955
2192,512
3254,443
4205,015
590,006
61,044
7154,398
8239,429
9331,181
10391,821
1114,795
125,233

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1313,955 MWh
2192,512 MWh
3254,443 MWh
4205,015 MWh
590,006 MWh
61,044 MWh
7154,398 MWh
8239,429 MWh
9331,181 MWh
10391,821 MWh
1114,795 MWh
125,233 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG267OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG267OP
STGNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG267OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55123
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Municipality
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 10 has the highest recorded value (391,821 MWh) and 6 the lowest (1,044 MWh). Their difference is 390,777 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle267.0215.0227.0135.0
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle267.0215.0227.0135.0
STGNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle267.0237.0243.0170.0

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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