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EIA plant 6145

Glen Rose · Somervell · TX

Comanche Peak

Operated by Luminant Generation Company LLC

Annual generation19,686,655 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNUCCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextElectric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc.Balancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Comanche Peak?

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32.298365, -97.785515

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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

TechnologyNuclear2,430 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the TX plant index for regional peers.

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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.

11,803,183
21,665,976
31,538,775
41,734,746
51,589,827
61,727,067
71,755,980
81,754,109
91,707,017
101,440,684
111,168,361
121,800,930

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
11,803,183
21,665,976
31,538,775
41,734,746
51,589,827
61,727,067
71,755,980
81,754,109
91,707,017
101,440,684
111,168,361
121,800,930

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,803,183 MWh
21,665,976 MWh
31,538,775 MWh
41,734,746 MWh
51,589,827 MWh
61,727,067 MWh
71,755,980 MWh
81,754,109 MWh
91,707,017 MWh
101,440,684 MWh
111,168,361 MWh
121,800,930 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1NuclearNUC1,215OP
2NuclearNUC1,215OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6145
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Squaw Creek
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 1 has the highest recorded value (1,803,183 MWh) and 11 the lowest (1,168,361 MWh). Their difference is 634,822 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Nuclear1215.01205.01235.01112.0
2Nuclear1215.01195.01225.01103.0

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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