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PowerPlantFactsEvidence report · prepared 19 October 2026https://powerplantfacts.com/entity/6440
EIA plant 6440

Muscle Shoals · Lauderdale · AL

Wilson Dam

Operated by Tennessee Valley Authority

Annual generation2,352,638 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextTennessee Valley AuthorityBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Wilson Dam?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

34.797820, -87.625370

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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 Hydroelectric666.7 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the AL 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.

1319,902
2340,001
3314,768
4101,899
5236,545
6120,215
790,960
8125,064
9137,572
10245,366
11140,880
12179,466

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
1319,902
2340,001
3314,768
4101,899
5236,545
6120,215
790,960
8125,064
9137,572
10245,366
11140,880
12179,466

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1319,902 MWh
2340,001 MWh
3314,768 MWh
4101,899 MWh
5236,545 MWh
6120,215 MWh
790,960 MWh
8125,064 MWh
9137,572 MWh
10245,366 MWh
11140,880 MWh
12179,466 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
19Conventional HydroelectricWAT54OP
20Conventional HydroelectricWAT54OP
21Conventional HydroelectricWAT54OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT36OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT30.9OP
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT30.9OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT30.9OP
10Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
11Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
12Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
13Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
15Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
16Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
17Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
9Conventional HydroelectricWAT29.2OP
14Conventional HydroelectricWAT25.2OP
18Conventional HydroelectricWAT25.2OP
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT23OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT23OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT23OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT23OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6440
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Tennessee River
Data edition
2024-final

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A closer look at Wilson Dam

Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 2 has the highest recorded value (340,001 MWh) and 7 the lowest (90,960 MWh). Their difference is 249,041 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 21 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 23 (1, 2, 3) to 54 (19, 20, 21). The difference is 31 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric23.022.021.821.0
10Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.529.218.0
11Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.229.018.0
12Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.229.022.0
13Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.429.118.0
14Conventional Hydroelectric25.229.429.122.0
15Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.229.018.0
16Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.229.018.0
17Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.028.818.0
18Conventional Hydroelectric25.229.028.718.0
19Conventional Hydroelectric54.055.054.950.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric23.022.322.121.0
20Conventional Hydroelectric54.055.055.050.0
21Conventional Hydroelectric54.055.055.051.2
3Conventional Hydroelectric23.023.022.721.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric23.022.021.821.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric36.030.330.020.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric30.930.430.120.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric30.929.128.820.0
8Conventional Hydroelectric30.930.730.420.0
9Conventional Hydroelectric29.229.629.318.0

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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