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EIA plant 6087

Eatonton · Hancock · GA

Wallace Dam

Operated by Georgia Power Co

Annual generation18,997 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Wallace Dam?

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33.350200, -83.157400

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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

TechnologyHydroelectric Pumped Storage208.8 MW represented
TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric112.4 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.

126,023
20
30
40
50
6-3,054
73,059
8-3,540
9969
10-3,863
11-311
12-286

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
126,023
20
30
40
50
6-3,054
73,059
8-3,540
9969
10-3,863
11-311
12-286

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
126,023 MWh
20 MWh
30 MWh
40 MWh
50 MWh
6-3,054 MWh
73,059 MWh
8-3,540 MWh
9969 MWh
10-3,863 MWh
11-311 MWh
12-286 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT56.2OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT56.2OP
1Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT52.2OP
2Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT52.2OP
5Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT52.2OP
6Hydroelectric Pumped StorageWAT52.2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6087
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Oconee River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 7 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (26,023 MWh) and 2, 3, 4, 5 the lowest (0 MWh). Their difference is 26,023 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 52.2 (1, 2, 5) to 56.2 (3, 4). The difference is 4 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
1Hydroelectric Pumped Storage52.253.653.350.7
2Hydroelectric Pumped Storage52.253.653.350.7
3Conventional Hydroelectric56.256.857.154.6
4Conventional Hydroelectric56.256.857.154.6
5Hydroelectric Pumped Storage52.253.653.350.7
6Hydroelectric Pumped Storage52.253.653.350.7

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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