Release Date: February 2009
Next Release Date: February 2010

Form EIA-860 Database Annual Electric Generator Report

The EIA-860 is a generator level data file that includes specific information about generators at electric power plants owned and operated by electric utilities and nonutilities (including independent power producers, combined heat and power producers, and other industrials). The file contains generator-specific information such as initial date of commercial operation, prime movers, generating capacity, energy sources, status of existing and proposed generators, proposed changes to existing generators, county and State location (including power plant address), ownership, and FERC qualifying facility status. Also included are data related to the ability to use multiple fuels; specifically, data on co-firing and fuel switching are included. Data on the ability to use multiple fuels are not available for years prior to 2004.

The 2007 data are compressed into a self-extracting (.exe) zip file that expands into 9 .XLS files, including 2 files that contain data on the ability to use multiple fuels. The files are UTILY07.XLS (Utility file), PLANTY07.XLS (Plant file), GENY07.XLS (Existing generators, including proposed changes to these generators), MFEXISTY07.XLS (use of multiple fuels for existing generators), PRGENY07.XLS (proposed new generators), MFPROPY07.XLS (use of multiple fuels for proposed new generators), OWNERY07.XLS (Ownership file), INTCON07.XLS (interconnection data for new generators), and LAYOUT07.XLS (File description).

The 2001-2003 data are compressed into a self-extracting (.exe) zip file that expands into 6 DBF files: 1 company file (UTILYyy.DBF*), 1 plant file (PLANTYyy.DBF*), and 4 generator files (GENYyy.DBF*, PCGENYyy.DBF*, PRGENYyy.DBF* and OWNERYyy.DBF*) and an EXCEL layout file (Layout.xls).

*Note: Substitute the applicable year for "yy" in the file nam

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