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Fountain Valley Power Facility

El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 55453 · Operator: Fountain Valley Power LLC
Natural gasNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineBA: PSCO
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Nameplate228MWSummer 234 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation94GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor5%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,808Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2001Runs as peaking

The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
020406080GWh2002200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
0%10%20%200520102015202020254.6% · 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.
9,00010,00011,00012,0002005201020152020202511,808 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
200197.49.7%10,661
2002434.721.2%10,286
2003432.121.1%10,765
2004258.712.6%10,685
2005271.113.2%10,660
2006340.616.6%10,786
2007449.521.9%10,721
2008362.417.6%10,921
2009409.220.0%11,089
2010431.421.1%10,888
2011361.217.6%11,292
2012243.111.8%11,128
201373.73.6%9,937
2014371.318.1%10,820
2015306.314.9%10,935
2016140.46.8%11,234
20171236.0%11,187
2018130.16.3%11,516
201946.82.3%12,421
2020143.87.0%12,189
202174.83.6%12,537
202295.84.7%12,427
202376.73.7%11,901
202483.44.1%11,995
2025237.711.6%11,730

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
S1Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT3839Jul 2001Operating—coming soon
S2Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT3839Jul 2001Operating—coming soon
S3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT3839Jul 2001Operating—coming soon
S4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT3839Jul 2001Operating—coming soon
S5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT3839Jul 2001Operating—coming soon
S6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT3839Aug 2001Operating—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Fountain Valley Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Fountain Valley Power LLC100.0%228 MW

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