Ruxton Park
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 495 · Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor8%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1925
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 | 2.3 | 26.6% | — |
| 2002 | 1.4 | 15.6% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.1 | 0.6% | — |
| 2005 | 1.3 | 15.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.1 | 0.8% | — |
| 2007 | 1.3 | 15.1% | — |
| 2008 | 1.2 | 13.7% | — |
| 2009 | 0.4 | 4.9% | — |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 13.7% | — |
| 2011 | 0.3 | 3.9% | — |
| 2012 | 0.4 | 4.3% | — |
| 2013 | 1.6 | 18.2% | — |
| 2014 | 1.1 | 12.3% | — |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 5.9% | — |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 8.7% | — |
| 2017 | 0.9 | 9.9% | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2019 | 0.8 | 9.7% | — |
| 2020 | 0.3 | 3.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 9.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 15.8% | — |
| 2023 | 1.5 | 17.2% | — |
| 2024 | 1.1 | 12.8% | — |
| 2025 | 0.7 | 7.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 1 | May 1925 | 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% | 1 MW |
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