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EIA plant 710

Smyrna · Cobb · GA

Jack McDonough

Operated by Georgia Power Co

Annual generation17,987,456 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesDFO, NGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSouthern Company Services, Inc. - TransBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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33.823900, -84.475800

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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 Combined Cycle2,764.8 MW represented
TechnologyPetroleum Liquids83.6 MW represented

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

11,755,637
21,579,281
31,381,327
41,308,930
51,656,549
61,666,385
71,756,289
81,754,207
91,359,447
101,209,592
111,168,122
121,391,690

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
11,755,637
21,579,281
31,381,327
41,308,930
51,656,549
61,666,385
71,756,289
81,754,207
91,359,447
101,209,592
111,168,122
121,391,690

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,755,637 MWh
21,579,281 MWh
31,381,327 MWh
41,308,930 MWh
51,656,549 MWh
61,666,385 MWh
71,756,289 MWh
81,754,207 MWh
91,359,447 MWh
101,209,592 MWh
111,168,122 MWh
121,391,690 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG369OP
5Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG369OP
6Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG369OP
5ACTNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG276.3OP
5BCTNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG276.3OP
6ACTNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG276.3OP
6BCTNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG276.3OP
CT4ANatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG276.3OP
CT4BNatural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG276.3OP
3APetroleum LiquidsDFO41.8OP
3BPetroleum LiquidsDFO41.8OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
710
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, 7 has the highest recorded value (1,756,289 MWh) and 11 the lowest (1,168,122 MWh). Their difference is 588,167 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 11 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 41.8 (3A, 3B) to 369 (4, 5, 6). The difference is 327.2 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
3APetroleum Liquids41.832.040.032.0
3BPetroleum Liquids41.832.040.032.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle369.0360.0360.0209.0
5Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle369.0360.0360.0209.0
5ACTNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle276.3232.5271.0150.0
5BCTNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle276.3232.5271.0150.0
6Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle369.0345.0345.0209.0
6ACTNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle276.3233.0274.5150.0
6BCTNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle276.3233.0274.5150.0
CT4ANatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle276.3237.5276.5150.0
CT4BNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle276.3237.5276.5150.0

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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