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EIA plant 722

Milledgeville · Baldwin · GA

Sinclair Dam

Operated by Georgia Power Co

Annual generation102,867 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 Sinclair Dam?

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33.140500, -83.201800

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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 Hydroelectric45 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.

117,787
215,592
320,930
413,233
57,959
62,375
75,938
81,993
94,445
102,280
112,140
128,195

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
117,787
215,592
320,930
413,233
57,959
62,375
75,938
81,993
94,445
102,280
112,140
128,195

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
117,787 MWh
215,592 MWh
320,930 MWh
413,233 MWh
57,959 MWh
62,375 MWh
75,938 MWh
81,993 MWh
94,445 MWh
102,280 MWh
112,140 MWh
128,195 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT22.5OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
722
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Oconee 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 (20,930 MWh) and 8 the lowest (1,993 MWh). Their difference is 18,937 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Conventional Hydroelectric22.521.921.921.9
2Conventional Hydroelectric22.521.921.921.9

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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