Ford Hydro LP
Clearwater County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 54674 · Operator: Ford Hydro Ltd Partnership
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor58%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1988
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 | 3.1 | 31.1% | — |
| 2002 | 3.6 | 36.3% | — |
| 2003 | 3.6 | 36.1% | — |
| 2004 | 4.1 | 40.9% | — |
| 2005 | 3.2 | 61.1% | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2007 | 2.9 | 54.7% | — |
| 2008 | 3.5 | 67.0% | — |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 43.3% | — |
| 2010 | 3.2 | 60.3% | — |
| 2011 | 4.5 | 85.1% | — |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 70.2% | — |
| 2013 | 3 | 57.1% | — |
| 2014 | 3.6 | 69.4% | — |
| 2015 | 3 | 57.0% | — |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 62.7% | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 76.3% | — |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 81.8% | — |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 67.0% | — |
| 2020 | 4.1 | 78.2% | — |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 62.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 33.5% | — |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 58.6% | — |
| 2024 | 3.7 | 70.4% | — |
| 2025 | 3.1 | 58.1% | — |
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 | 0.4 | 0.2 | Mar 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.2 | Mar 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.4 | 0.2 | Mar 1988 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Ford Hydro Ltd Partnership. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Ford Hydro Ltd Partnership | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Dworshak | 465 MW | 30.4 km |
| Clearwater Paper IPP Lewiston | 114 MW | 78.9 km |