Grand Valley Project Power PlantRetired
Mesa County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 473 · Operator: Orchard Mesa Irrigation District
×2 MW hydro retired since 2020 (latest Oct 2021)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
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), primary-fuel 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 | 17.1 | 61.1% | — |
| 2002 | 12 | 42.8% | — |
| 2003 | 13.6 | 48.4% | — |
| 2004 | 10.4 | 37.0% | — |
| 2005 | 15.7 | 55.9% | — |
| 2006 | 17.2 | 61.5% | — |
| 2007 | 11.9 | 42.6% | — |
| 2008 | 12 | 42.6% | — |
| 2009 | 13.9 | 49.5% | — |
| 2010 | 13.3 | 47.4% | — |
| 2011 | 10.2 | 36.5% | — |
| 2012 | 7.9 | 27.9% | — |
| 2013 | 8.3 | 30.5% | — |
| 2014 | 13.4 | 49.5% | — |
| 2015 | 14.3 | 52.8% | — |
| 2016 | 10.7 | 39.3% | — |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 32.1% | — |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 21.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 59.4% | — |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 50.8% | — |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 50.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.5 | 1.5 | Apr 1932 | Retired Oct 2021 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.5 | 1.6 | Apr 1932 | Retired Apr 2017 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Orchard Mesa Irrigation District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
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