Hillcrest Pump Station
Denver County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 54142 · Operator: Denver City & County of
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor44%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1993
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 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 5.8 | 33.0% | — |
| 2005 | 5.9 | 33.9% | — |
| 2006 | 7.4 | 42.4% | — |
| 2007 | 9.2 | 52.3% | — |
| 2008 | 6.9 | 39.2% | — |
| 2009 | 7.5 | 42.8% | — |
| 2010 | 9.5 | 54.0% | — |
| 2011 | 8.3 | 47.6% | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 3.4 | 19.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.6 | 3.5% | — |
| 2016 | 7.5 | 42.8% | — |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 30.1% | — |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 27.1% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 25.1% | — |
| 2020 | 5.5 | 31.5% | — |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 35.8% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 32.1% | — |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 27.2% | — |
| 2024 | 6.1 | 34.7% | — |
| 2025 | 7.7 | 44.0% | — |
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 | 2 | 2 | Jun 1993 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Denver City & County of. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Denver City & County of | 100.0% | 2 MW |
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