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EIA plant 59829

Rose Hill · Duplin · NC

Hickory

Operated by Current Energy Group

Annual generation7,758 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesSUNCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy Progress EastBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Hickory?

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34.802222, -78.009167

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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

TechnologySolar Photovoltaic5 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.

1461
2737
3901
41,025
51,118
61,142
7470
8472
9381
10422
11229
12400

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
1461
2737
3901
41,025
51,118
61,142
7470
8472
9381
10422
11229
12400

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1461 MWh
2737 MWh
3901 MWh
41,025 MWh
51,118 MWh
61,142 MWh
7470 MWh
8472 MWh
9381 MWh
10422 MWh
11229 MWh
12400 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
5515Solar PhotovoltaicSUN5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
59829
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Unavailable
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 6 has the highest recorded value (1,142 MWh) and 11 the lowest (229 MWh). Their difference is 913 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
5515Solar Photovoltaic5.05.05.0Not supplied

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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