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EIA plant 55714

Malvern · Hot Spring · AR

Magnet Cove

Operated by Arkansas Electric Coop Corp

Annual generation4,259,463 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 Magnet Cove?

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34.429700, -92.831700

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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 Cycle746 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.

1395,734
2436,262
3438,579
4482,851
5127,091
6377,781
7444,099
8486,389
9315,421
10175,685
11173,109
12406,462

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
1395,734
2436,262
3438,579
4482,851
5127,091
6377,781
7444,099
8486,389
9315,421
10175,685
11173,109
12406,462

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1395,734 MWh
2436,262 MWh
3438,579 MWh
4482,851 MWh
5127,091 MWh
6377,781 MWh
7444,099 MWh
8486,389 MWh
9315,421 MWh
10175,685 MWh
11173,109 MWh
12406,462 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG262OP
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG242OP
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG242OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
55714
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Ouachita River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 8 has the highest recorded value (486,389 MWh) and 5 the lowest (127,091 MWh). Their difference is 359,298 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 242 (GT1, GT2) to 262 (ST1). The difference is 20 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
GT1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle242.0208.1227.5142.0
GT2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle242.0208.1227.5142.0
ST1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle262.0225.3246.383.0

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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