George BirdsallRetired
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 493 · Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
×61 MW natural gas retired since 2020 (latest Dec 2025)
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Jun 2026
Capacity factor4%no 923 generation in the last 12 months
Heat rate15,858Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online—
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 152.9 | 31.2% | 16,833 |
| 2002 | 124.9 | 25.5% | 15,269 |
| 2003 | 23.6 | 4.8% | 17,802 |
| 2004 | 0.9 | 0.2% | 29,762 |
| 2005 | 0.2 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 1.3 | 0.3% | 22,420 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 1.8% | 13,474 |
| 2008 | 9.1 | 1.9% | 17,362 |
| 2009 | 8.1 | 1.7% | 16,670 |
| 2010 | 3.7 | 0.8% | 16,651 |
| 2011 | 2.1 | 0.4% | 17,491 |
| 2012 | 11 | 2.3% | 16,763 |
| 2013 | 3.3 | 0.7% | 16,771 |
| 2014 | 8 | 1.7% | 16,447 |
| 2015 | 2.5 | 0.5% | 15,920 |
| 2016 | 3.6 | 0.8% | 16,708 |
| 2017 | 4.6 | 1.0% | 15,029 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0.8% | 16,005 |
| 2019 | 10.4 | 2.1% | 16,024 |
| 2020 | 7.4 | 1.5% | 15,748 |
| 2021 | 11.5 | 2.4% | 15,237 |
| 2022 | 9.5 | 2.0% | 16,342 |
| 2023 | 31.2 | 6.5% | 14,117 |
| 2024 | 32.5 | 6.9% | 13,359 |
| 2025 | 21.3 | 4.9% | 14,296 |
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 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 17.3 | 16 | Aug 1953 | Retired Dec 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 18.8 | 16 | Mar 1954 | Retired Dec 2025 | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 25 | 22 | Mar 1957 | Retired Dec 2025 | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO). 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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