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EIA plant 880

Cordova · Rock Island · IL

Quad Cities Generating Station

Operated by Constellation Nuclear

Annual generation15,560,373 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNUCCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPJM Interconnection, LLCBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Quad Cities Generating Station?

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41.726111, -90.310278

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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

TechnologyNuclear2,018.6 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.

11,390,587
21,295,576
31,036,521
41,097,932
51,303,706
61,322,932
71,355,715
81,356,701
91,282,567
101,380,037
111,346,478
121,391,621

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
11,390,587
21,295,576
31,036,521
41,097,932
51,303,706
61,322,932
71,355,715
81,356,701
91,282,567
101,380,037
111,346,478
121,391,621

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
11,390,587 MWh
21,295,576 MWh
31,036,521 MWh
41,097,932 MWh
51,303,706 MWh
61,322,932 MWh
71,355,715 MWh
81,356,701 MWh
91,282,567 MWh
101,380,037 MWh
111,346,478 MWh
121,391,621 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1NuclearNUC1,009.3OP
2NuclearNUC1,009.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
880
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Water source
Mississippi River
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 12 numeric monthly generation entries, 12 has the highest recorded value (1,391,621 MWh) and 3 the lowest (1,036,521 MWh). Their difference is 355,100 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Nuclear1009.3908.0939.0150.0
2Nuclear1009.3911.0927.6150.0

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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