Hawks Nest Hydro
Fayette County, West Virginia · EIA plant ID 50011 · Operator: Hawks Nest Hydro LLC
Nameplate102MWSummer 97 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation366GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1936
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 | 428.4 | 50.5% | — |
| 2002 | 466.8 | 55.0% | — |
| 2003 | 725.7 | 85.5% | — |
| 2004 | 710.7 | 83.5% | — |
| 2005 | 555.7 | 65.5% | — |
| 2006 | 524 | 61.7% | — |
| 2007 | 448.5 | 52.9% | — |
| 2008 | 427.3 | 50.2% | — |
| 2009 | 618.6 | 73.0% | — |
| 2010 | 498.4 | 58.8% | — |
| 2011 | 557.9 | 65.8% | — |
| 2012 | 525.2 | 61.8% | — |
| 2013 | 638.6 | 75.3% | — |
| 2014 | 504 | 59.4% | — |
| 2015 | 527 | 62.2% | — |
| 2016 | 471.7 | 55.5% | — |
| 2017 | 513.1 | 60.5% | — |
| 2018 | 673.7 | 79.4% | — |
| 2019 | 551.7 | 65.1% | — |
| 2020 | 545.3 | 64.1% | — |
| 2021 | 498.3 | 58.8% | — |
| 2022 | 509 | 60.0% | — |
| 2023 | 435.2 | 51.3% | — |
| 2024 | 433.8 | 51.0% | — |
| 2025 | 366.3 | 43.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 25.5 | 24.2 | Jun 1936 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 25.5 | 24.2 | Jun 1936 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 25.5 | 24.2 | Jun 1936 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 25.5 | 24.2 | Jun 1936 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Hawks Nest Hydro LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Brookfield Energy Marketing US LLC | 100.0% | 102 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Glen Ferris Hydro | 6 MW | 3.4 km |
| Mammoth | — | 13.5 km |
| London | 14 MW | 17.8 km |
| Gauley River Power Partners | 80 MW | 26.1 km |
| Marmet | 14 MW | 36.4 km |
| New River Clean Energy | 3 MW | 36.9 km |