Marshall Ford
Travis County, Texas · EIA plant ID 3600 · Operator: Lower Colorado River Authority
Nameplate108MWSummer 108 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation45GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor5%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1941
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 | 147.9 | 15.9% | — |
| 2002 | 155.4 | 16.7% | — |
| 2003 | 151.1 | 16.2% | — |
| 2004 | 190.2 | 20.3% | — |
| 2005 | 219.1 | 23.5% | — |
| 2006 | 88.8 | 9.5% | — |
| 2007 | 197.4 | 21.1% | — |
| 2008 | 107.9 | 11.5% | — |
| 2009 | 86.6 | 9.3% | — |
| 2010 | 98.6 | 10.4% | — |
| 2011 | 93.5 | 9.9% | — |
| 2012 | 20.3 | 2.1% | — |
| 2013 | 22 | 2.3% | — |
| 2014 | 19.5 | 2.1% | — |
| 2015 | 10 | 1.1% | — |
| 2016 | 160.9 | 17.0% | — |
| 2017 | 92.2 | 9.7% | — |
| 2018 | 132.2 | 14.0% | — |
| 2019 | 157.5 | 16.6% | — |
| 2020 | 59.2 | 6.2% | — |
| 2021 | 32.2 | 3.4% | — |
| 2022 | 50 | 5.3% | — |
| 2023 | 25.7 | 2.7% | — |
| 2024 | 24 | 2.5% | — |
| 2025 | 45.2 | 4.8% | — |
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 | 36 | 36 | Jan 1941 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 36 | 36 | Jan 1941 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 36 | 36 | Jan 1941 | 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% | 108 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Robert Mueller Energy Center | 6 MW | 21.4 km |
| Kingsberry Energy Storage System | 2 MW | 25.3 km |