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EIA plant 60122

Wharton · Wharton · TX

Colorado Bend II

Operated by Constellation Power, Inc

Annual generation6,978,581 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Colorado Bend II?

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29.289415, -96.065399

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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 Cycle1,230.3 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.

1664,688
2606,313
3190,614
4349,330
5710,536
6614,399
7764,176
8779,637
9584,560
10737,900
11610,147
12366,281

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
1664,688
2606,313
3190,614
4349,330
5710,536
6614,399
7764,176
8779,637
9584,560
10737,900
11610,147
12366,281

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1664,688 MWh
2606,313 MWh
3190,614 MWh
4349,330 MWh
5710,536 MWh
6614,399 MWh
7764,176 MWh
8779,637 MWh
9584,560 MWh
10737,900 MWh
11610,147 MWh
12366,281 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
STG9Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG508.5OP
CT7Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG360.9OP
CT8Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG360.9OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
60122
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Wells
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 (779,637 MWh) and 3 the lowest (190,614 MWh). Their difference is 589,023 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 360.9 (CT7, CT8) to 508.5 (STG9). The difference is 147.6 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
CT7Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle360.9329.3360.2113.0
CT8Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle360.9335.0359.6113.0
STG9Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle508.5478.4490.570.0

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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