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EIA plant 754

Hartwell · Hart · GA

Hartwell Lake

Operated by USCE-Savannah District

Annual generation422,619 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextSoutheastern Power AdministrationBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Hartwell Lake?

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34.356400, -82.821900

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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 Hydroelectric420 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.

135,171
244,052
364,365
436,063
544,106
628,931
734,874
825,550
925,135
1030,823
1125,731
1227,818

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
135,171
244,052
364,365
436,063
544,106
628,931
734,874
825,550
925,135
1030,823
1125,731
1227,818

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
135,171 MWh
244,052 MWh
364,365 MWh
436,063 MWh
544,106 MWh
628,931 MWh
734,874 MWh
825,550 MWh
925,135 MWh
1030,823 MWh
1125,731 MWh
1227,818 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Conventional HydroelectricWAT85OP
2Conventional HydroelectricWAT85OP
3Conventional HydroelectricWAT85OA
4Conventional HydroelectricWAT85OP
5Conventional HydroelectricWAT80OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
754
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
Savannah 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 (64,365 MWh) and 9 the lowest (25,135 MWh). Their difference is 39,230 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 80 (5) to 85 (1, 2, 3). The difference is 5 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 Hydroelectric85.085.085.030.0
2Conventional Hydroelectric85.085.085.030.0
3Conventional Hydroelectric85.085.085.030.0
4Conventional Hydroelectric85.070.070.055.0
5Conventional Hydroelectric80.080.080.025.0

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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