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EIA plant 6413

Jasper · Jasper · TX

Sam Rayburn Dam

Operated by USACE-Fort Worth District

Annual generation198,518 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextMidcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc..Balancing authority or NERC region

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31.060893, -94.106200

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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

TechnologyConventional Hydroelectric52 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.

16,164
223,635
332,219
413,458
59,881
628,675
729,092
831,036
97,598
107,698
114,443
124,619

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
16,164
223,635
332,219
413,458
59,881
628,675
729,092
831,036
97,598
107,698
114,443
124,619

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
16,164 MWh
223,635 MWh
332,219 MWh
413,458 MWh
59,881 MWh
628,675 MWh
729,092 MWh
831,036 MWh
97,598 MWh
107,698 MWh
114,443 MWh
124,619 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT26OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT26OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6413
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Angelina River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 3 has the highest recorded value (32,219 MWh) and 11 the lowest (4,443 MWh). Their difference is 27,776 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric26.026.026.010.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric26.026.026.010.0

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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