Boulder City Lakewood Hydro
Boulder County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 54679 · Operator: Boulder City of
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2004
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.7 | 28.5% | — |
| 2006 | 9 | 29.4% | — |
| 2007 | 7.6 | 24.7% | — |
| 2008 | 9.1 | 29.5% | — |
| 2009 | 9.1 | 29.6% | — |
| 2010 | 9.9 | 32.4% | — |
| 2011 | 9.2 | 30.0% | — |
| 2012 | 8.7 | 28.2% | — |
| 2013 | 8.3 | 27.1% | — |
| 2014 | 8.3 | 27.1% | — |
| 2015 | 7.8 | 25.3% | — |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 22.9% | — |
| 2017 | 7.7 | 25.1% | — |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 21.4% | — |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 24.9% | — |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 25.3% | — |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 21.2% | — |
| 2022 | 8.1 | 26.6% | — |
| 2023 | 8.7 | 28.4% | — |
| 2024 | 8.6 | 28.0% | — |
| 2025 | 7.5 | 24.4% | — |
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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Feb 2004 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Boulder City of. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Boulder City of | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant | 3 MW | 0 km |
| Boulder Canyon Hydro | 5 MW | 0.7 km |
| University of Colorado | 33 MW | 5.6 km |
| Gross Hydro Plant | 8 MW | 7.5 km |
| IBM Solar | 8 MW | 8.2 km |
| Valmont | 59 MW | 11.3 km |