# Nichols — Planned US generating-unit retirements: which plant and unit is scheduled to close, in which month, and what has been published before

For Nichols, eia plant id is 3484; generator id is 3; planned retirement year is 2030; planned retirement month is 12; operator is Southwestern Public Service Co, verified against its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Plant:** Nichols _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EIA plant ID:** 3484 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Generator ID:** 3 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Planned retirement year:** 2030 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Planned retirement month:** 12 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Operator:** Southwestern Public Service Co _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EIA entity ID:** 17718 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Producer type:** Electric Utility _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State:** TX _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Net summer capacity (MW):** 244.0 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Technology:** Natural Gas Steam Turbine _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Fuel code:** NG _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Prime mover:** ST _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **EPM edition:** May 2026 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 2030 | 12 | 17718 | Southwestern Public Service Co | Electric Utility | Nichols | TX | 3484 | 3 | 244.0 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | NG | ST |

## Source

- https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=table_6_06

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-09-20.
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