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EIA plant 6014

Southport · Brunswick · NC

Brunswick Nuclear

Operated by Duke Energy Progress - (NC)

Annual generation15,625,550 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNUCCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextDuke Energy Progress EastBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Brunswick Nuclear?

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33.959700, -78.011400

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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

TechnologyNuclear2,003.2 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.

11,422,100
2902,886
31,077,404
41,378,376
51,413,178
61,346,963
71,402,684
81,409,272
91,362,969
101,095,349
111,385,218
121,429,151

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
11,422,100
2902,886
31,077,404
41,378,376
51,413,178
61,346,963
71,402,684
81,409,272
91,362,969
101,095,349
111,385,218
121,429,151

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,422,100 MWh
2902,886 MWh
31,077,404 MWh
41,378,376 MWh
51,413,178 MWh
61,346,963 MWh
71,402,684 MWh
81,409,272 MWh
91,362,969 MWh
101,095,349 MWh
111,385,218 MWh
121,429,151 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1NuclearNUC1,001.6OP
2NuclearNUC1,001.6OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6014
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Atlantic Ocean (Cape Fear)
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (1,429,151 MWh) and 2 the lowest (902,886 MWh). Their difference is 526,265 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Nuclear1001.6938.0975.0938.0
2Nuclear1001.6932.0953.0932.0

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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