Manitou Springs
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 494 · Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
Nameplate6MWSummer 6 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor4%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1927
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 | 14.3 | 32.6% | — |
| 2002 | 6.5 | 14.9% | — |
| 2003 | 7.7 | 17.7% | — |
| 2004 | 6.4 | 14.5% | — |
| 2005 | 13 | 29.1% | — |
| 2006 | 14.7 | 32.9% | — |
| 2007 | 19.3 | 39.3% | — |
| 2008 | 20.6 | 41.9% | — |
| 2009 | 22.5 | 45.9% | — |
| 2010 | 23.7 | 48.3% | — |
| 2011 | 16.4 | 33.5% | — |
| 2012 | 16.5 | 33.5% | — |
| 2013 | 14.3 | 29.2% | — |
| 2014 | 20.4 | 41.5% | — |
| 2015 | 15.9 | 32.5% | — |
| 2016 | 16.8 | 34.1% | — |
| 2017 | 16 | 32.7% | — |
| 2018 | 15.6 | 31.8% | — |
| 2019 | 14.3 | 29.6% | — |
| 2020 | 14.6 | 30.3% | — |
| 2021 | 14.4 | 29.8% | — |
| 2022 | 18.1 | 37.6% | — |
| 2023 | 14.6 | 30.4% | — |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 4.3% | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 4.2% | — |
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 | 2.5 | 2.5 | May 1939 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.5 | 2.5 | May 1927 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.6 | 0.5 | Mar 2006 | Operating | — | 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).
| City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | 100.0% | 6 MW |
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