Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - Company File UTILY06.XLS

FIELD NAME DEFINITION

UTILCODE Company Code

UTILNAME

Legal name of the company that is responsible 

for the day-to-day operations of the generator. 

ATTN Address Attention Line

ADDRESS2 Address 

ADDRESS3 Address

CITY City Name

STATE State Abbreviation

ZIPCODE Zip Code

EXTZIP Zip Code (extension)

CONT1NME1 Contact Name 1 (First/Middle)

CONT1NME2 Contact Name 1

CONTTITLE Contact Name 1 (title)

AREACODE Contact Name 1 (phone number area code)

PHNEXCH Contact Name 1 (phone number exchange)

PHNNUM Contact Name 1 (phone number)

PHNEXT Contact Name 1 (phone extension)

CONT2NME1 Contact Name 2 (First/Middle)

CONT2NME2 Contact Name 2

CONTITLE2 Contact Name 2 (title) 

AREACDE2 Contact Name 2 (phone number area code) 

PHNEXCH2 Contact Name 2 (phone number exchange) 

PHNNUM2 Contact Name 2 (phone number)

PHNEXT2 Contact Name 2 (phone extension)

OWNERTYPE Class of Ownership, if Regulated

This file is a cumulative lists of all operators and owners. It includes entities who filed 

the EIA-860 in 2006 as well as those who may have only filed in a year prior to 2006. 

The contact information is current (as of of 1-1-2007) only if the operator reported data 

on the EIA-860 during the 2006 reporting cycle. Otherwise, the contact information could 

be as much as several years old. 

Note:For further explanation, access instructions to Form EIA-860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/forms.html
DESCRIPTION

Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

Primary contact. 

Primary contact. 

C = Cooperative, F = Federal, I = Investor Owned, 

M = Municipal, S = State, O = Other 
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - Plant File PlantY06.XLS

FIELD NAME DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

UTILCODE Company Code Operator-Owner EIA-assigned Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code

Plant Site EIA-assigned Code (also 

known as ORIS code). 

PLNTNAME Plant Name

CNTYNAME County Name

STATE Plant State

PLNTZIP Plant Zip Code

WATSOURCE Water Source

Source of Water for Cooling 

and Hydroelectric Purposes

NERC NERC Region

NAICS

North American Industry

Classification System Primary Purpose of Plant (See below)

SERVAREA

Service Area in which 

plant is located.

For Unregulated Company, the 

Electric Utility

with which plant is interconnected

REGULATORY STATUS

See EIA glossary at 

http://www.eia.doe.gov RE = Regulated, NR = Unregulated 

Note:For further explanation, access instructions to Form EIA-860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/forms.html

NAICS Codes 336

AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHING 3345

111 Agriculture production - crops

112 Agriculture production, livestock and animal specialties 339

115 Agricultural services

113 Forestry

114 Fishing, hunting, and trapping 482

485

MINING 484

2122 Metal mining 491

2121 Coal mining 483

211 Oil and gas extraction 481

2123 Mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals except fuels 486

487
23 CONSTRUCTION 513

22

MANUFACTURING 2212

311 Food and kindred products 2213

3122 Tobacco products 22132

314 Textile and mill products 562212

315 Apparel and other finished products made 22131

from fabrics and similar materials

321 Lumber and wood products, except furniture 421 to 422

337 Furniture and fixtures 441 to 454

322 Paper and allied products (other than 322122 or 32213)

 322122 Paper mills, except building paper 521 to 533

 32213 Paperboard mills

323 Printing and publishing

325 Chemicals and allied products (other than 325188, 325211, 32512, or 325311) 721

 325188 Industrial inorganic chemicals 812

 325211 Plastic materials and resins 514

 32512 Industrial organic chemicals 8111

 325311 Nitrogenous fertilizers 811

324 Petroleum refining and related industries (other than 32411) 512

 32411 Petroleum refining 713

326 Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products 622

316 Leather and leather products 541

327 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products (other than 32731) 611

 32731 Cement, hydraulic 624

331 Primary metal industries (other than 331111 or 331312) 712

 331111 Blast furnaces and steel mills 813

 331312 Primary aluminum 561

332 Fabricated metal products, except machinery and 814

transportation equipment 514199

333 Industrial and commercial equipment and components

except computer equipment 92

335 Electronic and other electrical equipment and components

except computer equipment OTHER
Transportation equipment

Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments,

photographic, medical, and optical goods, watches and clocks

Miscellaneous manufacturing industries

TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES

Railroad transportation

Local and suburban transit and interurban highway passenger transport

Motor freight transportation and warehousing

United States Postal Service

Water transportation

Transportation by air

Pipelines, except natural gas

Transportation services
Communications

Electric, gas, and sanitary services

Natural gas transmission

Water supply

Sewerage systems

Refuse systems

Irrigation systems

WHOLESALE TRADE

RETAIL TRADE

FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE

SERVICES

Hotels

Personal services

Business services

Automotive repair, services, and parking

Miscellaneous repair services

Motion pictures

Amusement and recreation services

Health services

Legal services

Education services

Social services

Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens

Membership organizations

Engineering, accounting, research, management, and related services

Private households

Miscellaneous services

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

(explain): _______________________________________________
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - Generator (Existing) File GENY06.XLS

This file includes existing and retired generators. It may not be a comprehensive list of all generators that were retired prior to 2001. 

The 2006 EIA-860 represents the status of generators as of January 1, 2007.

FIELD NAME DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

UTILNAME Company Name

PLNTNAME Plant Name

STATE State State location of generator

UTILCODE Company Code Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code Plant Site EIA-assigned Code

GENCODE Generator Code (ID) Generator Identification number

PRIMEMOVER Generator Unit Type See List Below

UNIT_CODE

Multi-Generator Code 

(Unit Code)

Unique identifier for multiple generators that are 

operated as a single unit. While the nameplate 

is reported seperately for each generator, the 

summer and winter capacities are aggregated 

under one generator. 

OWNER Ownership Type

S = Wholly owned by Respondent, J = Jointly 

Owned, W = Wholly Owned by an entity other 

than the Respondent. See owner file for more 

specific information. 

OWNED_BY_NU Is any part of generator owned by a nonutilty Y=Yes, N=No

DELIVER_POWER_TRANSGRID Deliver Power to the Grid Y=Yes, N=No

NAMEPLATE Nameplate Capacity Megawatts

SUMMCAP Summer Capacity Megawatts

WINTCAP Winter Capacity Megawatts

SUMCAPFLG Summer Capacity Flag

Summer Capacity EIA Estimate? Y = Yes; 

 otherwise No 

WINCAPFLG Winter Capacity Flag

Winter Capacity EIA Estimate? Y = Yes

otherwise No

REACTIVE_POWER_OUTPUT Reactive Power Output (MVARS)

Primarily based on nameplate and power factor 

ratings.

STATUS Status See List Below.

SYNCHRONIAED_GRID

If generator is BU or SB status, can it be 

synchronized to the grid Y=Yes, N=No

INSVMONTH In-Service Month Month of Initial Commercial Operation

INSVYEAR In-Service Year Year of Initial Commercial Operation

RETIREMNTH Retirement Month Month Generator Retired

RETIREYEAR Retirement Year Year Generator Retired 

COGEN Cogeneration Function? Y = Yes, N = No

DISTGEN Distributed Generation? Y = Yes, N = No

SFG_SYSTEM

Is generator part of a solid fuel gasifications 

system Y = Yes, N = No

ENERGY_SOURCE_1 Energy Source 1

Energy Sources listed in order by 

predominance (BTUs) of Use; Energy Source 1 

is the fuel most used;See List Below.

ES1TRANS_1

Primary Mode of Transportaion for Energy 

Source 1

Mode of Transportation for Energy Source 1

See List Below.

ES1TRANS_2

Secondary Mode of Transportaion for Energy 

Source 1

Mode of Transportation for Energy Source 1

See List Below.

ES1TRANS_3

Third Mode of Transportaion for Energy 

Source 1

Mode of Transportation for Energy Source 1

See List Below.

ENERGY_SOURCE_2 Energy Source 2

Second Energy Source in 

Order of Predominance of Use 

ES2TRANS_1

Primary Mode of Transportaion for Energy 

Source 2

Mode of Transportation for Energy Source 2

See List Below.

ES2TRANS_2

Secondary Mode of Transportaion for Energy 

Source 2

Mode of Transportation for Energy Source 2

See List Below.

ES2TRANS_3

Third Mode of Transportaion for Energy 

Source 2

Mode of Transportation for Energy Source 2

See List Below.

ENERGY_SOURCE_3 Energy Source 3

Third Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

ENERGY_SOURCE_4 Energy Source 4

Fourth Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

ENERGY_SOURCE_5 Energy Source 5

Fifth Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

ENERGY_SOURCE_6 Energy Source 6

Sixth Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

WINDTURBINES Wind Turbines Number of Wind Turbines 

MULTI FUEL CAPABILITY MULTI FUEL CAPABILITY

The combustion system that powers the 

generator has the regulatory permits and the 

necessary equipment (including fuel storage) in 

working order to either co-fire or fuel switch.

FERCQFCOGEN FERC Qualifying Cogenerator? Y = Yes, N = No

FERCQFDOC

FERC Qualifying Cogenerator

 Docket Number

FERCSPP

FERC Qualifying Small

 Power Producer? Y = Yes, N = No
FERCSPPDOC

FERC Qualifying Small

 Power Producer Docket Number

FERCEWG FERC Exempt Wholesale Generator? Y = Yes, N = No

FERCEWGDOC

FERC Exempt Wholesale Generator

Docket Number

Prime Mover Code Prime Mover Description

ST Steam Turbine, including nuclear, geothermal and solar steam (does not include combined cycle) 

GT Combustion (Gas) Turbine (includes jet engine design)

IC Internal Combustion Engine (diesel, piston) 

CA Combined Cycle Steam Part 

CT Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Part 

CS Combined Cycle Single Shaft (combustion turbine and steam turbine share a single generator)

CC Combined Cycle - Total Unit

HY Hydraulic Turbine (includes turbines associated with delivery of water by pipeline)

PS Hydraulic Turbine – Reversible (pumped storage)

BT Turbines used in a binary cycle such as geothermal

PV Photovoltaic

WT Wind Turbine

CE Compressed Air Energy Storage

FC Fuel Cell 

OT Other

NA Unknown at this time (use only for plants/generators in planning stage)

Energy Source Code Energy Source Description

BIT (Anthracite Coal, Bituminous Coal)

LIG Lignite Coal

SUB Subbituminous Coal

WC Waste/Other Coal (Anthracite Culm, Bituminous Gob, Fine Coal, Lignite Waste, Waste Coal) 

SC Coal-based Synfuel and include briquettes, pellets, or extrusions, which are formed by binding materials and processes that recycle material

DFO Distillate Fuel Oil (includes all Diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 Fuel Oils) 

JF Jet Fuel 

KER Kerosene 

RFO Residual Fuel Oil (includes No. 5 and No. 6 Fuel Oils and Bunker C Fuel Oil)

WO

Oil-Other and Waste Oil (Butane (Liquid), Crude Oil, Liquid 

Byproducts, Oil Waste, Propane (Liquid),

Re-refined 

PC Petroleum Coke

NG Natural Gas

BFG Blast Furnace Gas

OG Other Gas (Butane, Coal Processes, Coke-Oven, Refinery, and other processes)

PG Propane

NUC Nuclear (Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium)

AB Agriculture Crop Byproducts/Straw/Energy Crops

BLQ Black Liquor

GEO Geothermal

LFG Landfill Gas

MSW Municipal Solid Waste

OBS Other Biomass Solid (Animal Manure and Waste, Solid Byproducts, and other solid biomass not specified) 

OBL Other Biomass Liquid (Ethanol, Fish Oil, Liquid Acetonitrile Waste, Medical Waste, Tall Oil, Waste Alcohol, and other Biomass not specified)

OBG Other Biomass Gases (Digester Gas, Methane, and other biomass gases)

OTH Other (Batteries, Chemicals, Coke Breeze, Hydrogen, Pitch, Sulfur, Tar Coal, and miscellaneous technologies)

PUR Purchased Steam

SLW Sludge Waste

SUN Solar (Photovoltaic, Thermal)

TDF Tires

WAT Water (Conventional, Pumped Storage)

WDS Wood/Wood Waste Solids (Paper Pellets, Railroad Ties, Utility Poles, Wood Chips, and other wood solids)

WDL Wood Waste Liquids (Red Liquor, Sludge Wood, Spent Sulfite Liquor, and other wood related liquids not 

WND Wind

NA Not Available

Plant Status Codes

OP Operating - in service and producing some electricity.

BU Backup-used for test purposes or emergency such as a shortage of power to meet load requirements

SB Standby - available for service but not normally used (has little or no generation during the year).

OS Out of Service - Units that could not be used for the reporting year, but are expected to be returned to service in the future.

RE Retired - no longer in service and not expected to be returned to service.

Mode of Transportation Code Mode of Transportation Description

CV Conveyer

PL Pipeline

RR Railroad

TK Truck

WA Water

UN Unknown at this time.
Note:For further explanation, 

access instructions to Form EIA860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/ele

ctricity/page/forms.html

processes that recycle material
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - MultiFuel Data For Existing Generators MFEXISTY06.XLS

This file includes only existing generators that are capable of fuel switching and/or co-firing multiple fuels.

FIELD NAME DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

UTILNAME Company Name

PLNTNAME Plant Name

UTILCODE Company Code Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code Plant Site EIA-assigned Code

STATE State State that generator is located

GENCODE Generator Code (ID) Generator Identification

PRIMEMOVER Generator Unit Type See List Below

MULTIPLE_FUELS

The combustion system that powers the 

generator has the regulatory permits and the 

necessary equipment (including fuel storage) 

in working order to either co-fire or fuel switch. Y=Yes, N=No

COFIRE_FUELS

The combustion system that powers the 

generator has the regulatory permits and the 

necessary equipment (including fuel storage) 

in working order to co-fire fuels. Y=Yes, N=No

COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_1 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_2 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_3 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_4 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_5 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_6 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

COFIRE_OIL_GAS Can unit co-fire oil with natural gas Y=Yes, N=No

COFIRE_100_OIL Can unit run on 100 percent oil Y=Yes, N=No

MAX_OIL_HEAT

maximum oil heat input (percent of mmbtus) 

when co-firing with NG oil input as a percent of total Btu inputl.

MAX_OIL_OUTPUT

maximum output (net MW) achievable, when 

making maximum use of oil and co-firing NG maximum output in MW.

FUEL_SWITCH Can the unit fuel switch Y=Yes, N=No

FUEL_SWITCH_OIL_GAS Can unit switch between oil and gas Y=Yes, N=No

NET_SUMMER_CAPACITY_NG

Net Summer MW achievable when running on 

Natural Gas Megawatts

NET_SUMMER_CAPACITY_OIL

Net Summer MW achievable when running on 

fuel oil Megawatts

TIME_TO_SWITCH

Time required to switch unit from using 100 

percent natural gas to 100 percent oil. See List Below

REGULATORY_LIMITS 

Do regulations limit the operation (hours or 

megawatts produced) of this unit when 

running on 100 percent oil Y=Yes, N=No

FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_1

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_2

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_3

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_4

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_5

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_6

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

Prime Mover Code Prime Mover Description

ST Steam Turbine, including nuclear, geothermal and solar steam (does not include combined cycle) 

GT Combustion (Gas) Turbine (includes jet engine design)

IC Internal Combustion Engine (diesel, piston) 

CA Combined Cycle Steam Part 

CT Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Part 

CS Combined Cycle Single Shaft (combustion turbine and steam turbine share a single generator)

CC Combined Cycle - Total Unit

HY Hydraulic Turbine (includes turbines associated with delivery of water by pipeline)

PS Hydraulic Turbine – Reversible (pumped storage)

BT Turbines used in a binary cycle such as geothermal

PV Photovoltaic

WT Wind Turbine

CE Compressed Air Energy Storage

FC Fuel Cell 

OT Other

NA Unknown at this time (use only for plants/generators in planning stage)

Energy Source Code Energy Source Description

BIT (Anthracite Coal, Bituminous Coal)
LIG Lignite Coal

SUB Subbituminous Coal

WC Waste/Other Coal (Anthracite Culm, Bituminous Gob, Fine Coal, Lignite Waste, Waste Coal) 

SC Coal-based Synfuel and include briquettes, pellets, or extrusions, which are formed by binding materials and processes that recycle material

DFO Distillate Fuel Oil (includes all Diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 Fuel Oils) 

JF Jet Fuel 

KER Kerosene 

RFO Residual Fuel Oil (includes No. 5 and No. 6 Fuel Oils and Bunker C Fuel Oil)

WO

Oil-Other and Waste Oil (Butane (Liquid), Crude Oil, Liquid 

Byproducts, Oil Waste, Propane (Liquid),

Re-refined 

PC Petroleum Coke

NG Natural Gas

BFG Blast Furnace Gas

OG Other Gas (Butane, Coal Processes, Coke-Oven, Refinery, and other processes)

PG Propane

NUC Nuclear (Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium)

AB Agriculture Crop Byproducts/Straw/Energy Crops

BLQ Black Liquor

GEO Geothermal

LFG Landfill Gas

MSW Municipal Solid Waste

OBS Other Biomass Solid (Animal Manure and Waste, Solid Byproducts, and other solid biomass not specified) 

OBL Other Biomass Liquid (Ethanol, Fish Oil, Liquid Acetonitrile Waste, Medical Waste, Tall Oil, Waste Alcohol, and other Biomass not specified)

OBG Other Biomass Gases (Digester Gas, Methane, and other biomass gases)

OTH Other (Batteries, Chemicals, Coke Breeze, Hydrogen, Pitch, Sulfur, Tar Coal, and miscellaneous technologies)

PUR Purchased Steam

SLW Sludge Waste

SUN Solar (Photovoltaic, Thermal)

TDF Tires

WAT Water (Conventional, Pumped Storage)

WDS Wood/Wood Waste Solids (Paper Pellets, Railroad Ties, Utility Poles, Wood Chips, and other wood solids)

WDL Wood Waste Liquids (Red Liquor, Sludge Wood, Spent Sulfite Liquor, and other wood related liquids not 

WND Wind

NA Not Available

Plant Status Codes

OP Operating - in service and producing some electricity.

BU Backup-used for test purposes or emergency such as shortage to power to meet load requirements

SB Standby - available for service but not normally used (has little or no generation during the year).

OS Out of Service - Units that could not be used for the reporting year, but are expected to be returned to service in the future.

RE Retired - no longer in service and not expected to be returned to service.

Time To Switch

A = 0 to 6 hours

B = 6 to 24 hours

C = 24 to 72 hours

D = over 72 hours

E = Unknown

Note:For further explanation, access 

instructions to Form EIA-860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricit

y/page/forms.html

processes that recycle material
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - Generator (Proposed) File PRGENY06.XLS

This file includes currently proposed generators as well as previously cancelled (IP) generators. 

The status shown for each proposed generator is as of January 1, 2007.

FIELD NAME DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

UTILNAME Company/Entity Name

PLNTNAME Plant Name

UTILCODE Company Code Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code Plant Site EIA-assigned Code

STATE State State that generator is located

GENCODE Generator Code (ID) Generator Identification

OWNER Ownership Type

S = Wholly owned by 

Respondent, J = Jointly 

Owned, W = Wholly Owned by 

entity other than Respondent 

PROPOSED_STATUS Status See Attached List.

PRIMEMOVER Generator Unit Type See Attached List.

PROPOSED_NAMEPLATE Nameplate Capacity Megawatts

PROPOSED_SUMMER_CAPABILITY Summer Capacity Megawatts

PROPOSED_WINTER_CAPABILITY Winter Capacity Megawatts

PROPOSED_ENERGY_SOURCE_1 Energy Source 1

Energy Sources listed in order 

by 

predominance (BTUs) of Use; 

Energy Source 1 is 

greatest;See List Below.

PROPOSED_TRANSPORTATION_1A Mode of Transportaion 1

Mode of Transportation for 

Energy Source 1

See Attached List.

PROPOSED_TRANSPORTATION_1B Mode of Transportaion 2

Mode of Transportation for 

Energy Source 1

See Attached List.

PROPOSED_TRANSPORTATION_1C Mode of Transportaion 3

Mode of Transportation for 

Energy Source 1

See Attached List.

PROPOSED_ENERGY_SOURCE_2 Energy Source 2

Second Energy Source in 

Order of Predominance of Use 

PROPOSED_TRANSPORTATION_2A Mode of Transportaion 1

Mode of Transportation for 

Energy Source 2

See Attached List.

PROPOSED_TRANSPORTATION_2B Mode of Transportaion 2

Mode of Transportation for 

Energy Source 2

See Attached List.

PROPOSED_TRANSPORTATION_2C Mode of Transportaion 3

Mode of Transportation for 

Energy Source 2

See Attached List.

PROPOSED_ENERGY_SOURCE_3 Energy Source 3

Third Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

PROPOSED_ENERGY_SOURCE_4 Energy Source 4

Fourth Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

PROPOSED_ENERGY_SOURCE_5 Energy Source 5

Fifth Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

PROPOSED_ENERGY_SOURCE_6 Energy Source 6

Sixth Energy Source in

Order of Predominance of Use

UNIT_CODE

Multi-Generator Code 

(Unit Code)

Indicator for Grouped 

Generators for 

purpose of reporting aggregate 

summer and winter capacities 

PROPOSED_COGENERATOR Cogeneration Function? Y = Yes, N = No

PROPOSED_DISTGENERATOR Distributed Generation? Y = Yes, N = No

PROPOSED_SFG_SYSTEM

Will this generator be part of 

a solid fuel gasification 

system. Y = Yes, N = No

ORG_MNTH Original Month

Month Generator Initially 

Scheduled 

to Start Operation
ORG_YEAR Original Year

Year Generator Initially 

Scheduled 

to Start Operation

CURRENT_MONTH Current Month

Current Month Generator 

Scheduled 

to Start Operation

CURRRENT_YEAR Current Year

Current Year Generator 

Scheduled 

to Start Operation

PROPOSED_TURBINES Wind Turbines Number of Wind Turbines 

SUMMER_ESTIMATED_CAPABILITY

Estimated Summer 

Capacity

EIA estimate of summer 

capacity - Megawatts

WINTER_ESTIMATED_CAPABILITY

Estimated Winter

Capacity EIA estimate of winter 

capacity - Megawatts

Proposed Status Description of status

IP Planned new generator cancelled, indefinately postponed.

TS Construction complete, but not yet commercial

P Planned for installation but not under construction

L Regulatory approval pending, not under construction.

T Regulatory approval received but not under construction.

U Under construction, less than 50 percent complete

V Under construction, more than 50 percent complete

OT Other (desribed in notes)

Note:For further explanation, access 

instructions to Form EIA-860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electric

ity/page/forms.html
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - MultiFuel Data For Proposed Generators MFPROPY06.XLS

This file includes only proposed generators that are capable of fuel switching and/or co-firing multiple fuels.

FIELD NAME DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

UTILNAME Company Name

PLNTNAME Plant Name

UTILCODE Company Code Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code Plant Site EIA-assigned Code

STATE State State that generator is located

GENCODE Generator Code (ID) Generator Identification

PRIMEMOVER Generator Unit Type See List Below

PRO_MULTIPLE_FUELS

The combustion system that will power the 

generator will have the regulatory permits and 

the necessary equipment (including fuel 

storage) to either co-fire or fuel switch. Y=Yes 

PRO_COFIRE_FUELS

The combustion system that will power the 

generator will have the regulatory permits and 

the necessary equipment (including fuel 

storage) to co-fire fuels. Y=Yes, N=No

PROP_COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_1 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

PROP_COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_2 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

PROP_COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_3 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

PROP_COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_4 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

PROP_COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_5 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

PROP_COFIRE_ENERGY_SOURCE_6 Energy Source option for co-firing See energy source list below

PROP_COFIRE_OIL_GAS Can unit co-fire oil with natural gas Y=Yes, N=No

PROP_COFIRE_100_OIL Can unit run on 100 percent oil Y=Yes, N=No

PROP_MAX_OIL_HEAT

maximum oil heat input (percent of mmbtus) 

when co-firing with NG oil input as a percent of total Btu inputl.

PROP_MAX_OIL_OUTPUT

maximum output (net MW) achievable, when 

making maximum use of oil and co-firing NG maximum output in MW.

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH Can the unit fuel switch Y=Yes, N=No

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH_OIL_GAS Can unit switch between oil and gas Y=Yes, N=No

PROP_NET_SUMMER_CAPACITY_NG

Net Summer MW achievable when running on 

Natural Gas Megawatts

PROP_NET_SUMMER_CAPACITY_OIL

Net Summer MW achievable when running on 

fuel oil Megawatts

TIME_TO_SWITCH

Time that will be required to switch unit from 

using 100 percent natural gas to 100 percent 

oil. See List Below

PROP_REGULATORY_LIMITS 

Will regulations limit the operation (hours or 

megawatts produced) of this unit when 

running on 100 percent oil Y=Yes, N=No

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_1

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_2

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_3

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_4

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_5

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

PROP_FUEL_SWITCH_ENERGY_SOURCE_6

Energy Source that can be used as a sole 

source of fuel for this unit. See Energy source list below

Prime Mover Code Prime Mover Description

ST Steam Turbine, including nuclear, geothermal and solar steam (does not include combined cycle) 

GT Combustion (Gas) Turbine (includes jet engine design)

IC Internal Combustion Engine (diesel, piston) 

CA Combined Cycle Steam Part 

CT Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Part 

CS Combined Cycle Single Shaft (combustion turbine and steam turbine share a single generator)

CC Combined Cycle - Total Unit

HY Hydraulic Turbine (includes turbines associated with delivery of water by pipeline)

PS Hydraulic Turbine – Reversible (pumped storage)

BT Turbines used in a binary cycle such as geothermal

PV Photovoltaic

WT Wind Turbine

CE Compressed Air Energy Storage

FC Fuel Cell 
OT Other

NA Unknown at this time (use only for plants/generators in planning stage)

Energy Source Code Energy Source Description

BIT (Anthracite Coal, Bituminous Coal)

LIG Lignite Coal

SUB Subbituminous Coal

WC Waste/Other Coal (Anthracite Culm, Bituminous Gob, Fine Coal, Lignite Waste, Waste Coal) 

SC Coal-based Synfuel and include briquettes, pellets, or extrusions, which are formed by binding materials and processes that recycle material

DFO Distillate Fuel Oil (includes all Diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 Fuel Oils) 

JF Jet Fuel 

KER Kerosene 

RFO Residual Fuel Oil (includes No. 5 and No. 6 Fuel Oils and Bunker C Fuel Oil)

WO

Oil-Other and Waste Oil (Butane (Liquid), Crude Oil, Liquid 

Byproducts, Oil Waste, Propane (Liquid),

Re-refined 

PC Petroleum Coke

NG Natural Gas

BFG Blast Furnace Gas

OG Other Gas (Butane, Coal Processes, Coke-Oven, Refinery, and other processes)

PG Propane

NUC Nuclear (Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium)

AB Agriculture Crop Byproducts/Straw/Energy Crops

BLQ Black Liquor

GEO Geothermal

LFG Landfill Gas

MSW Municipal Solid Waste

OBS Other Biomass Solid (Animal Manure and Waste, Solid Byproducts, and other solid biomass not specified) 

OBL Other Biomass Liquid (Ethanol, Fish Oil, Liquid Acetonitrile Waste, Medical Waste, Tall Oil, Waste Alcohol, and other Biomass not specified)

OBG Other Biomass Gases (Digester Gas, Methane, and other biomass gases)

OTH Other (Batteries, Chemicals, Coke Breeze, Hydrogen, Pitch, Sulfur, Tar Coal, and miscellaneous technologies)

PUR Purchased Steam

SLW Sludge Waste

SUN Solar (Photovoltaic, Thermal)

TDF Tires

WAT Water (Conventional, Pumped Storage)

WDS Wood/Wood Waste Solids (Paper Pellets, Railroad Ties, Utility Poles, Wood Chips, and other wood solids)

WDL Wood Waste Liquids (Red Liquor, Sludge Wood, Spent Sulfite Liquor, and other wood related liquids not 

WND Wind

NA Not Available

Plant Status Codes

OP Operating - in service and producing some electricity.

BU Backup-used for test purposes or emergency such as shortage to power to meet load requirements

SB Standby - available for service but not normally used (has little or no generation during the year).

OS Out of Service - Units that could not be used for the reporting year, but are expected to be returned to service in the future.

RE Retired - no longer in service and not expected to be returned to service.

Time To Switch

A = 0 to 6 hours

B = 6 to 24 hours

C = 24 to 72 hours

D = over 72 hours

E = Unknown

Note:For further explanation, access 

instructions to Form EIA-860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/page/f

orms.html

processes that recycle material
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - Generator (Proposed Changes to Existing Generators) File PCGENY06.XLS

This file includes only those generators in which the operator has reported a PROPOSED change scheduled for the next 5 years. 

FIELD NAME DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

UTILNAME Company/Entity Name

PLNTNAME Plant Name

STATE State location of generator

UTILCODE Company Code Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code Plant Site EIA-assigned Code

GENCODE Generator Code (ID) Generator Identification

OWNER Ownership Type

S = Wholly owned by 

Respondent, J = 

Jointly Owned, W = 

Wholly Owned by 

entity other than 

Respondent 

STATUS Status See Attached List.

PRIMEMOVER Generator Unit Type See Attached List.

NAMEPLATE Nameplate Capacity Megawatts

SUMMCAP Summer Capacity Megawatts

WINTCAP Winter Capacity Megawatts

ENERGY_SOURCE_1 Energy Source 1

Energy Sources listed 

in order by 

predominance (BTUs) 

of Use; Energy Source 

1 is greatest;See List 

Below.

OPERATION_TRANSPORTATION_1A Mode of Transportaion 1

Mode of 

Transportation for 

Energy Source 1

See Attached List.

ENERGY_SOURCE_2 Energy Source 2

Second Energy 

Source in 

Order of 

Predominance of Use 

OPERATION_TRANSPORTATION_2A Mode of Transportaion 2

Mode of 

Transportation for 

Energy Source 2

ENERGY_SOURCE_3 Energy Source 3

Third Energy Source 

in

Order of 

Predominance of Use

ENERGY_SOURCE_4 Energy Source 4

Fourth Energy Source 

in

Order of 

Predominance of Use

ENERGY_SOURCE_5 Energy Source 5

Fifth Energy Source in

Order of 

Predominance of Use

ENERGY_SOURCE_6 Energy Source 6

Sixth Energy Source 

in

Order of 

Predominance of Use

UNIT_CODE

Unit Code (Multi-Generator 

Code)

Indicator for Grouped 

Generators for 

purpose of reporting 

aggregate summer 

and winter capacities 

EFFECTIVE_MONTH Original Month

Month Generator 

Initially Scheduled 

for proposed change

EFFECTIVE_YEAR Original Year

Year Generator 

Initially Scheduled 

for proposed change 
CURRENT_MONTH Current Month

Current Month 

Generator Scheduled 

for proposed change

CURRENT_YEAR Current Year

Current Year 

Generator Scheduled 

for proposed change

NEWPRIMEMOVER New prime mover

prime mover after 

completion of 

proposed change

Note:For further explanation, access 

instructions to Form EIA-860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electrici

ty/page/forms.html

Status Description

FC Planned for conversion to another fuel

RP Life extension or repowering 

A generator capability increase

D generator capability decrease

M generator placed in deactivated status

RA generator planned for reactivation

RT geneator schedule for retirement

CO proposed change in ownership

Prime Mover Code Prime Mover Description

ST Steam Turbine, including nuclear, geothermal and solar steam (does not include combined cycle) 

GT Combustion (Gas) Turbine (includes jet engine design)

IC Internal Combustion Engine (diesel, piston) 

CA Combined Cycle Steam Part 

CT Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Part 

CS Combined Cycle Single Shaft (combustion turbine and steam turbine share a single generator)

CC Combined Cycle - Total Unit

HY Hydraulic Turbine (includes turbines associated with delivery of water by pipeline)

PS Hydraulic Turbine – Reversible (pumped storage)

PV Photovoltaic

WT Wind Turbine

CE Compressed Air Energy Storage

FC Fuel Cell 

OT Other

NA Unknown at this time (use only for plants/generators in planning stage)

Mode of Transportation Code Mode of Transportation Description

CV Conveyer

PL Pipeline

RR Railroad

TK Truck

WA Water

UN Unknown at this time.

Energy Source Code Energy Source Description

BIT (Anthracite Coal, Bituminous Coal)

LIG Lignite Coal

SUB Subbituminous Coal

WC Waste/Other Coal (Anthracite Culm, Bituminous Gob, Fine Coal, Lignite Waste, Waste Coal) 

SC Coal-based Synfuel and include briquettes, pellets, or extrusions, which are formed by binding materials and processes that recycle material

DFO Distillate Fuel Oil (includes all Diesel and No. 1, No. 2, and No. 4 Fuel Oils) 

JF Jet Fuel 

KER Kerosene 

RFO Residual Fuel Oil (includes No. 5 and No. 6 Fuel Oils and Bunker C Fuel Oil)

WO

Oil-Other and Waste Oil (Butane 

(Liquid), Crude Oil, Liquid Byproducts, 

Oil Waste, Propane (Liquid),

Re-refined 

PC Petroleum Coke

NG Natural Gas

BFG Blast Furnace Gas

OG Other Gas (Butane, Coal Processes, Coke-Oven, Refinery, and other processes)

PG Propane

NUC Nuclear (Uranium, Plutonium, Thorium)
AB Agriculture Crop Byproducts/Straw/Energy Crops

BLQ Black Liquor

GEO Geothermal

LFG Landfill Gas

MSW Municipal Solid Waste

OBS Other Biomass Solid (Animal Manure and Waste, Solid Byproducts, and other solid biomass not specified) 

OBL Other Biomass Liquid (Ethanol, Fish Oil, Liquid Acetonitrile Waste, Medical Waste, Tall Oil, Waste Alcohol, and other Biomass not specified)

OBG Other Biomass Gases (Digester Gas, Methane, and other biomass gases)

OTH Other (Batteries, Chemicals, Coke Breeze, Hydrogen, Pitch, Sulfur, Tar Coal, and miscellaneous technologies)

PUR Purchased Steam

SLW Sludge Waste

SUN Solar (Photovoltaic, Thermal)

TDF Tires

WAT Water (Conventional, Pumped Storage)

WDS Wood/Wood Waste Solids (Paper Pellets, Railroad Ties, Utility Poles, Wood Chips, and other wood solids)

WDL Wood Waste Liquids (Red Liquor, Sludge Wood, Spent Sulfite Liquor, and other wood related liquids not 

WND Wind

NA Not Available
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - Ownership File OWNERY06.XLS

FIELD NAME DEFINITION DESCRIPTION

YEAR Year Data Year

UTILCODE Company Code Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code Plant Site EIA-assigned Code

GENCODE Generator Code (ID) Generator Identification

OWNER_N Owner Name of Owner

OWNERSHIP Owner Code

PERCENT_OW Owner Percent Share Percent w/explicit decimal point

A generator will appear in this file only if it is a jointly owned generator or if the generator is wholly owned by someon

If the generator is not in this file, then it is 100 percent owned by the operator. Ownership status can be found in colu
OWNERY06.XLS

r is wholly owned by someone other than the operator.

p status can be found in column I of the file GENY06. 
Form EIA-860, "Annual Electric Generator Report," - Interconnection File INTCONY06.XLS

This file includes data on new generator interconnection costs. 

FIELD NAME DEFINITION

UTILNAME Company Name

PLNTNAME Plant Name

STATE State 

UTILCODE Company Code

PLNTCODE Plant Code

GENCODE Generator Code (ID)

INTERCONNECTION_MONTH Month of actual connection

INTERCONNECTION_YEAR Year of actual connection

INTERCONNECTION_REQUEST_MONTH Month of first actual interconnection request

INTERCONNECTION_REQUEST_YEAR Year of first actual interconnection request

INTERCONNECTION_CITY site of interconnection equipment

INTERCONNECTION_STATE site of interconnection equipment

GRID_VOLTAGE grid voltage at point of interconnection 

TRANSMISSION_OWNERNAME

owner of transmission or distribution line to 

which generator is connected

INTERCONNECTION_COST

Total cost incurred for the direct physical 

interconnection

TRANSMISSION_LINE Included in cost for Interconnection (Y or N)

TRANSFORMER Included in cost for Interconnection (Y or N)

PROTECTIVE_DEVICES Included in cost for Interconnection (Y or N)

SUBSTATION Included in cost for Interconnection (Y or N)

OTHER_EQUIPMENT Included in cost for Interconnection (Y or N)

GRID_ENHANCEMENT_COST

Cost for grid enhancements needed to 

accommodate power deliveries

GRID_COST_REPAID

Will company be repaid (part or in full) by

tranmsmission owner for grid enhancement 

costs

TRANSMISSION_RIGHTS_SECURED

Were transmission rights secured through 

interconnection costs.

Note:For further explanation, access 

instructions to Form EIA-860, 

http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/p

age/forms.html
NTCONY06.XLS

DESCRIPTION

Name of operator of generator

legal name of generating plant 

State that generator is located

Operator/Owner EIA-assigned Code

Plant Site EIA-assigned Code

Operator Generator Identification number

Month of interconnection

Year of interconnection

Month of first interconnection request

Year of first interconnection request

Location - City

Location - State

Voltage in kV

Legal owner of transmission or distribution line 

to which generator is connected

Cost in thousands of dollars

Y=YES, N=NO

Y=YES, N=NO

Y=YES, N=NO

Y=YES, N=NO

Y=YES, N=NO

Cost in thousands of dollars

Y=YES, N=NO

Y=YES, N=NO