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Murray County, Georgia · EIA plant ID 6130 · Operator: USCE-Mobile District
Nameplate500MWSummer 560 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation-71GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor14%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1975
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 382.6 | 15.9% | — |
| 2002 | 373 | 15.5% | — |
| 2003 | 395.1 | 16.5% | — |
| 2004 | 478.3 | 19.0% | — |
| 2005 | 549.6 | 18.0% | — |
| 2006 | 416.6 | 16.9% | — |
| 2007 | 524.6 | 21.3% | — |
| 2008 | 671.9 | 21.6% | — |
| 2009 | 1,039.5 | 22.4% | — |
| 2010 | 539 | 20.5% | — |
| 2011 | 535.8 | 21.5% | — |
| 2012 | 483.3 | 19.4% | — |
| 2013 | 220 | 10.3% | — |
| 2014 | 71.4 | 9.0% | — |
| 2015 | 85.8 | 7.8% | — |
| 2016 | 69.7 | 12.7% | — |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 11.3% | — |
| 2018 | 160.9 | 9.0% | — |
| 2019 | 202.6 | 10.0% | — |
| 2020 | 215 | 11.6% | — |
| 2021 | 163.1 | 9.8% | — |
| 2022 | 72.8 | 12.5% | — |
| 2023 | 50.7 | 11.2% | — |
| 2024 | 30.1 | 12.0% | — |
| 2025 | 30.2 | 12.8% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 125 | 120 | Nov 1975 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 125 | 120 | Jul 1975 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 125 | 160 | Sep 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | PS | 125 | 160 | Jun 1977 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: USCE-Mobile District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| USCE-Mobile District | 100.0% | 500 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Dalton 2 | 7 MW | 26.4 km |
| Bartow Davidson | 3 MW | 42 km |