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EIA plant 7063

McIntosh · Washington · AL

McIntosh (AL)

Operated by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Annual generation256,376 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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31.254600, -88.029900

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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

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine566 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas with Compressed Air Storage110 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.

145,770.01
225,910.42
310,784.54
419,537.51
518,612.13
614,335.73
727,091.74
835,817.46
923,217.34
1024,814.6
112,755.8
127,728.73

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
145,770.01
225,910.42
310,784.54
419,537.51
518,612.13
614,335.73
727,091.74
835,817.46
923,217.34
1024,814.6
112,755.8
127,728.73

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
145,770 MWh
225,910 MWh
310,785 MWh
419,538 MWh
518,612 MWh
614,336 MWh
727,092 MWh
835,817 MWh
923,217 MWh
1024,815 MWh
112,756 MWh
127,729 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG170OP
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG170OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG113OP
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG113OP
1Natural Gas with Compressed Air StorageNG110OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
7063
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
BASF
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 (45,770 MWh) and 11 the lowest (2,756 MWh). Their difference is 43,014 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 5 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 110 (1) to 170 (4, 5). The difference is 60 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
1Natural Gas with Compressed Air Storage110.025.025.025.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine113.0110.0120.065.0
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine113.0110.0120.065.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine170.0169.0214.0111.0
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine170.0166.0211.0111.0

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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