Dry Creek Project
Butte County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 54394 · Operator: Dry Creek LLC
Nameplate4MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor40%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1987
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 | 6.3 | 48.1% | — |
| 2002 | 6.9 | 52.4% | — |
| 2003 | 5.8 | 44.0% | — |
| 2004 | 6.4 | 29.0% | — |
| 2005 | 9.5 | 43.5% | — |
| 2006 | 10.5 | 47.8% | — |
| 2007 | 12 | 55.0% | — |
| 2008 | 9.7 | 44.3% | — |
| 2009 | 11.8 | 53.9% | — |
| 2010 | 9.6 | 43.7% | — |
| 2011 | 11.8 | 53.9% | — |
| 2012 | 10.3 | 46.8% | — |
| 2013 | 5.2 | 23.5% | — |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 40.1% | — |
| 2015 | 8.5 | 43.9% | — |
| 2016 | 11.2 | 57.8% | — |
| 2017 | 13.2 | 68.3% | — |
| 2018 | 12.8 | 66.4% | — |
| 2019 | 10.3 | 53.7% | — |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 37.0% | — |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 17.3% | — |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 32.0% | — |
| 2023 | 12.5 | 64.6% | — |
| 2024 | 10.1 | 52.2% | — |
| 2025 | 7.8 | 40.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 3.6 | 2.2 | Dec 1987 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Dry Creek LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Dry Creek LLC | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Birch Creek Power | 3 MW | 0 km |
| Kettle Butte Digester, LLC | 2 MW | 56.4 km |
| Arco Wind and Solar Project | — | 56.9 km |
| Upper Power Plant | 8 MW | 75.3 km |
| BYUI Central Energy Facility | 6 MW | 78.4 km |