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Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B) 

Release Date: August 11, 2015 for Early Release 2014 data

Next Release Date: October 2015 for Final 2014 data

The survey Form EIA-860 collects generator-level specific information about existing and planned

generators and associated environmental equipment at electric power plants with 1 megawatt or greater

of combined nameplate capacity. Summary level data can be found in the Electric Power Annual.

Detailed data are compressed (zip) and contain the following files:

LayoutYyy – Provides a directory of all (published) data elements collected on the Form EIA-860

together with the related description, specific file location(s), and, where appropriate, an explanation

of codes.

1___UtilityYyyyy - Contains utility-level data for the plants and generators surveyed in the reporting

year.

2___PlantYyyyy - Contains plant-level data for the generators surveyed in all available years.

3_1_GeneratorYyy – Contains generator-level data for the surveyed generators, split into three

tabs.

The "Operable" tab includes those generators which are currently operating, out of service or

on standby;

The "Proposed" tab includes those generators which are planned and not yet in operation;

and

The "Retired and Canceled" tab includes those generators which were cancelled prior to

completion and operation and retired generators at existing plants.

3_2_WindYyyyy – Contains additional details for surveyed generators that use wind as an energy

source, split into two tabs:

The "Operable" tab includes those generators which are currently operating, out of service or

on standby; and

The "Retired and Canceled" tab includes those generators which were cancelled prior to

completion and operation and retired generators at existing plants.

3_3_SolarYyyyy - Contains additional details for surveyed generators that use solar as an energy

source, split into two tabs:

The "Operable" tab includes those generators which are currently operating, out of service or

on standby;

The "Retired and Canceled" tab includes those generators which were cancelled prior to

completion and operation and retired generators at existing plants.

3_4_MultiFuelYyyyy – Contains data on fuel-switching and the use of multiple fuels by surveyed

generators, split into three tabs:

The "Operable" tab includes those generators which are currently operating, out of service or

on standby; and

The "Proposed" tab includes those generators which are planned and not yet in operation;

and

The "Retired and Canceled" tab includes those generators which were cancelled prior to

completion and operation and retired generators at existing plants.

4___OwnerYyyyy – Contains owner and/or operator data for generators with shared ownership and

generators that are wholly-owned by an entity other than the operator (generators not appearing in

the file are wholly-owned by their operator).

6_1_EnviroAssocYyyyy – Contains boiler association data for the environmental equipment data

collected on the Form EIA-860.

The "Boiler Generator" identifies which boilers are associated with each generator;

The "Boiler Cooling" tab shows which cooling systems are associated with each boiler;

The "Boiler Particulate Matter" tab shows which flue gas particulate (FGP) collectors are

associated with each boiler;

The "Boiler SO2" tab shows which flue gas desulfurization (FGD) systems are associated

with each boiler

The "Boiler NOx" tab shows which nitrogen oxide control equipment is associated with each

boiler;

The "Boiler Mercury" tab shows which mercury control equipment is associated with each

boiler

The "Boiler Stack Flue" tab shows which stacks and flues are associated with each boiler;

and

The “Emissions Control Equipment” tab shows the operational status, in-service date, and

installation costs of all the environmental equipment.

6_2_EnviroEquipYyyyy – Contains environmental equipment data for the surveyed generators.

The "Emission Standards & Strategies" tab shows boiler data as collected on Schedule 6,

Part B of the Form EIA-860;

The "Boiler Info & Design Parameters" tab shows boiler data as collected on Schedule 6,

Part C;

The "Cooling" tab shows cooling system data as collected on Schedule 6, Part D;

The "FGP" tab shows FGP data as collected on Schedule 6, Part E;

The "FGD" tab shows FGD data as collected on Schedule 6, Part F; and

Year format

2014 Early Release ZIP

2013 ZIP

2012 ZIP

2011 ZIP

2010 ZIP

2009 ZIP

2008 ZIP

2007 ZIP

2006 ZIP

2005 ZIP

2004 ZIP

2003 ZIP

2002 ZIP

2001 ZIP

Superseded Forms (for data prior to 2001)

 EIA-860 A (utility) and B (nonutility)

Year Utility Non-utility

2000* ZIP ZIP

1999* ZIP ZIP

1998* ZIP ZIP

1997 ZIP

1996 ZIP

1995 ZIP

1994 ZIP

1993 ZIP

1992 ZIP

1991 ZIP

1990 ZIP

* Revised February 9, 2007

Annual Electric Generator data - EIA-860 data file http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860/

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The "StackFlue" tab shows stack and flue data as collected on Schedule 6, Part G.

Superseded Form EIA-860A (Utility) & B (Non-Utility) -- Retired Annual Electric Generator

Report

Electric utility generator level data includes information for company, facility, unit type, prime mover,

in-service date, energy source, heat content, nameplate capacity, summer and winter capability, etc.

860-A (Utility)

Data are compressed into a zip file that expands into xls data files and a txt layout file:

PLANTYyy - plant-level data

UTILYyy - utility-level data

TYPE3Yyy & TYPE4Yyy - 2 generator files for 1990-1997

or GeneratorOwnershipyyyy, ProposedGeneratorsyyyy, ExistingGeneratorsyyyy - 3 generator

files for 1998-2000

LAYOUT - ASCII layout file

860-B (Non-Utility)

Data are compressed into a zip file that expands into xls data files and a txt layout file:

qfdocket - qualifying data

xdocket - plant-level data

cogen - cogeneration data

nuppfac - non-utility power producer data

fuelquant - fuel quantities

genergy - 2 generator files

generator

noxequip - nox removal data

LAYOUT - ASCII layout file

Contact: Electricity data experts

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