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EIA plant 55380

El Dorado · Union · AR

Union Power Station

Operated by Entergy Arkansas LLC

Annual generation9,989,430 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Union Power Station?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

33.296146, -92.589364

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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 Cycle2,428 MW represented

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

11,020,478
299,824
3715,489
4519,092
5969,854
61,313,892
71,423,428
81,230,690
9784,500
10912,650
11999,533

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 11 of 11 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
11,020,478
299,824
3715,489
4519,092
5969,854
61,313,892
71,423,428
81,230,690
9784,500
10912,650
11999,533

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,020,478 MWh
299,824 MWh
3715,489 MWh
4519,092 MWh
5969,854 MWh
61,313,892 MWh
71,423,428 MWh
81,230,690 MWh
9784,500 MWh
10912,650 MWh
11999,533 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG255OP
STG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG255OP
STG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG255OP
STG4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG255OP
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG5Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG6Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG7Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP
CTG8Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG176OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55380
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Ouachita River
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Union Power Station

Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (1,423,428 MWh) and 2 the lowest (99,824 MWh). Their difference is 1,323,604 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 12 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 176 (CTG1, CTG2, CTG3) to 255 (STG1, STG2, STG3). The difference is 79 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
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
CTG4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
CTG5Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
CTG6Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
CTG7Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
CTG8Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle176.0Not suppliedNot supplied90.0
STG1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle255.0505.0581.7140.0
STG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle255.0507.0571.6140.0
STG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle255.0512.0582.2140.0
STG4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle255.0513.0582.6140.0

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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