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EIA plant 707

Smiths · Lee · AL

Goat Rock

Operated by Georgia Power Co

Annual generation104,697 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 Goat Rock?

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32.609600, -85.079500

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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 Hydroelectric38.6 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.

112,900
212,224
315,539
412,212
59,941
65,613
77,238
89,595
96,055
105,486
113,319
124,575

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
112,900
212,224
315,539
412,212
59,941
65,613
77,238
89,595
96,055
105,486
113,319
124,575

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
112,900 MWh
212,224 MWh
315,539 MWh
412,212 MWh
59,941 MWh
65,613 MWh
77,238 MWh
89,595 MWh
96,055 MWh
105,486 MWh
113,319 MWh
124,575 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
7Conventional HydroelectricWAT9.3OP
8Conventional HydroelectricWAT9.3OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT5OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT5OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT5OP
6Conventional HydroelectricWAT5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
707
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Chattahoochee 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 (15,539 MWh) and 11 the lowest (3,319 MWh). Their difference is 12,220 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 5 (3, 4, 5) to 9.3 (7, 8). The difference is 4.3 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
3Conventional Hydroelectric5.05.05.13.1
4Conventional Hydroelectric5.05.05.15.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric5.05.05.15.0
6Conventional Hydroelectric5.05.05.15.0
7Conventional Hydroelectric9.39.39.59.3
8Conventional Hydroelectric9.39.39.59.3

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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