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EIA plant 719

Columbus · Muscogee · GA

North Highlands

Operated by Georgia Power Co

Annual generation94,037 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 North Highlands?

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32.499400, -84.996500

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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 Hydroelectric29.6 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.

110,961
29,260
312,344
48,319
57,634
64,193
77,284
87,123
99,275
104,774
115,553
127,317

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
110,961
29,260
312,344
48,319
57,634
64,193
77,284
87,123
99,275
104,774
115,553
127,317

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
110,961 MWh
29,260 MWh
312,344 MWh
48,319 MWh
57,634 MWh
64,193 MWh
77,284 MWh
87,123 MWh
99,275 MWh
104,774 MWh
115,553 MWh
127,317 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT9.2OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT9.2OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT9.2OP
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT2OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
719
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 (12,344 MWh) and 6 the lowest (4,193 MWh). Their difference is 8,151 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 4 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 2 (4) to 9.2 (1, 2, 3). The difference is 7.2 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
1Conventional Hydroelectric9.210.710.810.5
2Conventional Hydroelectric9.210.710.810.5
3Conventional Hydroelectric9.210.710.810.5
4Conventional Hydroelectric2.02.32.32.3

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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