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EIA plant 57505

Monroe · Union · NC

Monroe Generating Station

Operated by North Carolina Mun Power Agny #1

Annual generation862 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy CarolinasBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Monroe Generating Station?

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34.985814, -80.506037

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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 Combustion Turbine30 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.

169.15
267.65
349.91
451.78
560.69
681.24
792.98
893.54
981.4
1071.05
1165.28
1277.33

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
169.15
267.65
349.91
451.78
560.69
681.24
792.98
893.54
981.4
1071.05
1165.28
1277.33

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
169 MWh
268 MWh
350 MWh
452 MWh
561 MWh
681 MWh
793 MWh
894 MWh
981 MWh
1071 MWh
1165 MWh
1277 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG15OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG15OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
57505
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Unavailable
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 (94 MWh) and 3 the lowest (50 MWh). Their difference is 44 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine15.012.015.01.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine15.012.015.01.0

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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