Bellows Falls
Windham County, Vermont · EIA plant ID 3745 · Operator: Great River Hydro, LLC
Nameplate41MWSummer 47 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation194GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor47%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1928
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 | 163.7 | 48.2% | — |
| 2002 | 193.2 | 45.4% | — |
| 2003 | 220.2 | 51.8% | — |
| 2004 | 237 | 55.6% | — |
| 2005 | 260.5 | 61.3% | — |
| 2006 | 293.2 | 69.0% | — |
| 2007 | 16.6 | 3.9% | — |
| 2008 | 282.1 | 66.5% | — |
| 2009 | 289.9 | 68.5% | — |
| 2010 | 263.6 | 62.3% | — |
| 2011 | 280.1 | 66.2% | — |
| 2012 | 225.9 | 53.2% | — |
| 2013 | 248.7 | 58.8% | — |
| 2014 | 236.6 | 55.9% | — |
| 2015 | 215.2 | 52.2% | — |
| 2016 | 183.4 | 44.3% | — |
| 2017 | 238.2 | 57.7% | — |
| 2018 | 246.1 | 59.7% | — |
| 2019 | 255 | 61.8% | — |
| 2020 | 222.6 | 53.8% | — |
| 2021 | 227 | 55.0% | — |
| 2022 | 222.5 | 53.9% | — |
| 2023 | 304.5 | 73.8% | — |
| 2024 | 264.4 | 63.9% | — |
| 2025 | 194.3 | 47.1% | — |
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 | 13.6 | 15.7 | Mar 1928 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 13.6 | 15.7 | Mar 1928 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 13.6 | 15.7 | Apr 1928 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Great River Hydro, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Great River Hydro, LLC | 100.0% | 41 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Westminster | 2 MW | 5.7 km |
| Chester Power Partners | 2 MW | 20.1 km |
| Springfield BESS | 5 MW | 22.2 km |
| Kearsarge Grissom | 4 MW | 23.7 km |
| Lempster Wind LLC | 24 MW | 26.6 km |
| Ball Mountain Hydro | 2 MW | 26.8 km |