North Fork Hydro Plant
Park County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 10423 · Operator: Denver City & County of
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation22GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor46%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1988
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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 17.7 | 36.6% | — |
| 2005 | 11.2 | 23.3% | — |
| 2006 | 9.7 | 20.1% | — |
| 2007 | 5.1 | 10.5% | — |
| 2008 | 12.8 | 26.6% | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 16.6% | — |
| 2010 | 10.8 | 22.5% | — |
| 2011 | 16.5 | 34.3% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 3.7 | 7.8% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 14.7% | — |
| 2017 | 16.3 | 33.9% | — |
| 2018 | 17.3 | 36.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 17.8% | — |
| 2020 | 8.9 | 18.5% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 6.3% | — |
| 2023 | 12.7 | 26.3% | — |
| 2024 | 14.6 | 30.2% | — |
| 2025 | 21.9 | 45.5% | — |
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 | 5.5 | 5.5 | Jan 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Denver City & County of. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Denver City & County of | 100.0% | 6 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cabin Creek | 300 MW | 21.7 km |
| Georgetown Hydro | 1 MW | 25.7 km |
| Dillon Hydro Plant | 2 MW | 37.8 km |
| Strontia Springs Hydro Plant | 1 MW | 47.4 km |
| Colorado Energy Nations Company | 35 MW | 51.7 km |
| Waterton Solar II | — | 52.3 km |