Sugarloaf Hydro Plant
Lake County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 50435 · Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1985
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 | 4.6 | 20.9% | — |
| 2002 | 4.3 | 19.7% | — |
| 2003 | 3.6 | 16.4% | — |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 11.7% | — |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 21.6% | — |
| 2006 | 6 | 27.3% | — |
| 2007 | 6.8 | 31.3% | — |
| 2008 | 5.5 | 25.0% | — |
| 2009 | 8 | 36.6% | — |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 21.9% | — |
| 2011 | 7.3 | 33.3% | — |
| 2012 | 5.2 | 23.7% | — |
| 2013 | 1.5 | 6.9% | — |
| 2014 | 5.1 | 23.2% | — |
| 2015 | 5.3 | 24.2% | — |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 25.6% | — |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 11.9% | — |
| 2018 | 5 | 22.6% | — |
| 2019 | 2.6 | 11.7% | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 18.0% | — |
| 2024 | 1.2 | 5.6% | — |
| 2025 | 4.1 | 18.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUG1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.5 | 2.5 | Nov 1985 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Eagle Creek RE LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| STS Hydropower, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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