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Burnet County, Texas · EIA plant ID 3598 · Operator: Lower Colorado River Authority
Nameplate15MWSummer 14 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation14GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor12%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1938
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 | 9.5 | 7.8% | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 9.8% | — |
| 2003 | 14.8 | 12.0% | — |
| 2004 | 23.7 | 19.3% | — |
| 2005 | 25.1 | 20.5% | — |
| 2006 | 14.5 | 11.8% | — |
| 2007 | 15.1 | 12.3% | — |
| 2008 | 14.9 | 12.1% | — |
| 2009 | 15.5 | 12.6% | — |
| 2010 | 2.3 | 1.9% | — |
| 2011 | 16.9 | 13.9% | — |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 3.7% | — |
| 2013 | 6.4 | 5.3% | — |
| 2014 | 4.7 | 3.9% | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.6% | — |
| 2016 | 16.5 | 13.6% | — |
| 2017 | 9.2 | 7.6% | — |
| 2018 | 18.1 | 15.0% | — |
| 2019 | 21.8 | 18.1% | — |
| 2020 | 8.4 | 7.0% | — |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 4.6% | — |
| 2022 | 12 | 9.9% | — |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 6.9% | — |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 7.2% | — |
| 2025 | 14.3 | 11.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 15 | 13.8 | Jan 1938 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lower Colorado River Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lower Colorado River Authority | 100.0% | 15 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Buchanan Dam (TX) | 55 MW | 3.7 km |
| RedSun PV and BESS | — | 18.5 km |
| Thomas C Ferguson | 575 MW | 19.4 km |
| Granite Shoals | 54 MW | 20 km |
| Marble Falls | 40 MW | 23.1 km |
| Backbone Creek BESS | — | 23.6 km |