SalidaRetirement planned
Chaffee County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 474 · Operator: Public Service Co of Colorado
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1908Retirement planned Dec 2027
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.3 | 43.2% | — |
| 2005 | 7.7 | 62.6% | — |
| 2006 | 5.4 | 44.1% | — |
| 2007 | 3.9 | 32.0% | — |
| 2008 | 4 | 32.4% | — |
| 2009 | 2.2 | 17.9% | — |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 17.8% | — |
| 2011 | 2.2 | 17.6% | — |
| 2012 | 1.5 | 11.8% | — |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 13.0% | — |
| 2014 | 2.2 | 17.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.6 | 5.1% | — |
| 2016 | 2.1 | 17.2% | — |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 21.5% | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 22.4% | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 19.3% | — |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 32.4% | — |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 30.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 30.1% | — |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 21.4% | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 19.3% | — |
| 2025 | 1.7 | 31.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.6 | Jun 1908 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Jun 1929 | Retired Jul 2018 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Public Service Co of Colorado. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Public Service Co of Colorado | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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