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EIA plant 55440

Billingsley · Autauga · AL

Central Alabama Generating Station

Operated by Alabama Power Co

Annual generation3,488,057 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Central Alabama Generating 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.

32.649700, -86.740000

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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 Cycle927.1 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.

1348,734
2255,570
3226,735
4385,989
5359,974
6395,159
7540,003
8439,788
9457,809
1078,296
110
120

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
1348,734
2255,570
3226,735
4385,989
5359,974
6395,159
7540,003
8439,788
9457,809
1078,296
110
120

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1348,734 MWh
2255,570 MWh
3226,735 MWh
4385,989 MWh
5359,974 MWh
6395,159 MWh
7540,003 MWh
8439,788 MWh
9457,809 MWh
1078,296 MWh
110 MWh
120 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG390.1OP
CTG1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG179OP
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG179OP
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG179OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55440
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Alabama River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (540,003 MWh) and 11, 12 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 540,003 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 179 (CTG1, CTG2, CTG3) to 390.1 (ST1). The difference is 211.1 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 Cycle179.0170.4190.190.0
CTG2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle179.0175.8189.190.0
CTG3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle179.0171.4189.790.0
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle390.1399.4401.060.0

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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