Morrow Point
Montrose County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 514 · Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
Nameplate173MWSummer 173 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation263GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor17%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1970
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 | 267.8 | 17.6% | — |
| 2002 | 210.1 | 13.9% | — |
| 2003 | 197.1 | 13.0% | — |
| 2004 | 197 | 13.0% | — |
| 2005 | 273.4 | 18.0% | — |
| 2006 | 319.3 | 21.0% | — |
| 2007 | 293.3 | 19.3% | — |
| 2008 | 467.4 | 30.7% | — |
| 2009 | 376 | 24.8% | — |
| 2010 | 271.6 | 17.9% | — |
| 2011 | 426.3 | 28.1% | — |
| 2012 | 234.2 | 15.4% | — |
| 2013 | 183.4 | 12.1% | — |
| 2014 | 295.8 | 19.5% | — |
| 2015 | 341.5 | 22.5% | — |
| 2016 | 326.8 | 21.5% | — |
| 2017 | 338.5 | 22.3% | — |
| 2018 | 321.4 | 21.2% | — |
| 2019 | 296.9 | 19.6% | — |
| 2020 | 311 | 20.4% | — |
| 2021 | 243.8 | 16.1% | — |
| 2022 | 207.4 | 13.7% | — |
| 2023 | 273.9 | 18.1% | — |
| 2024 | 309.8 | 20.4% | — |
| 2025 | 262.8 | 17.3% | — |
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 | 86.6 | 86.6 | Dec 1970 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 86.6 | 86.6 | Jan 1971 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| U S Bureau of Reclamation | 100.0% | 173 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Crystal | 28 MW | 9.9 km |
| Blue Mesa | 86 MW | 17.6 km |
| South Canal Hydro-1 | 4 MW | 19.1 km |
| South Canal Hydro-3 | 4 MW | 20.3 km |
| Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | 5 MW | 20.7 km |
| Drop 5 | 2 MW | 24.2 km |