Townsend Hydro
Beaver County, Pennsylvania · EIA plant ID 10285 · Operator: Beaver Falls Municipal Auth
Nameplate5MWSummer 4 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation14GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor39%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1987
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 | 14.6 | 33.8% | — |
| 2002 | 16.7 | 36.6% | — |
| 2003 | 22.8 | 50.0% | — |
| 2004 | 22.3 | 48.9% | — |
| 2005 | 10 | 57.1% | — |
| 2006 | 22.6 | 128.8% | — |
| 2007 | 17.3 | 98.8% | — |
| 2008 | 17.9 | 101.8% | — |
| 2009 | 16.7 | 95.4% | — |
| 2010 | 16.1 | 91.7% | — |
| 2011 | 19.8 | 53.8% | — |
| 2012 | 16.4 | 44.5% | — |
| 2013 | 20 | 54.5% | — |
| 2014 | 21.2 | 57.7% | — |
| 2015 | 17.4 | 47.4% | — |
| 2016 | 15.9 | 43.2% | — |
| 2017 | 20.2 | 54.8% | — |
| 2018 | 19.6 | 53.3% | — |
| 2019 | 24.1 | 65.6% | — |
| 2020 | 21.2 | 57.4% | — |
| 2021 | 18.4 | 49.9% | — |
| 2022 | 18.1 | 49.1% | — |
| 2023 | 17.6 | 48.0% | — |
| 2024 | 16 | 43.4% | — |
| 2025 | 14.2 | 38.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.6 | 2.1 | Oct 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.6 | 2.1 | Oct 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Beaver Falls Municipal Auth. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Beaver Falls Municipal Auth | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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