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Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility

Rio Blanco County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 54729 · Operator: Rio Blanco Water Conserv Dist
HydroConventional HydroelectricBA: WACM
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor8%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
-0.500.511.5GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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.
0%25%50%75%200520102015202020258.3% · 12 mo

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
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
200111.264.2%—
20025.631.7%—
20039.755.6%—
200410.358.4%—
200511.666.3%—
200613.275.5%—
200711.867.5%—
200813.174.4%—
200912.370.1%—
201011.465.1%—
201113.677.5%—
20127.643.5%—
20138.850.1%—
201412.370.0%—
201510.761.3%—
201610.861.7%—
201710.861.5%—
20188.548.8%—
201911.364.6%—
20209.453.3%—
20213.620.4%—
20224.726.8%—
202300.2%—
20247.844.4%—
20251.58.3%—

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
COX1Conventional HydroelectricHY2.32Apr 1993Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Rio Blanco Water Conserv Dist. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Rio Blanco Water Conserv Dist100.0%2 MW

Nearby plants

Within 80 km.
Bar D4 MW29.3 km
Bonanza512 MW48.8 km