Meldahl Hydroelectric Project
Bracken County, Kentucky · EIA plant ID 56872 · Operator: City of Hamilton - (OH)
Nameplate105MWSummer 105 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation471GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor51%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 379.4 | 46.3% | — |
| 2017 | 494.7 | 53.8% | — |
| 2018 | 428.5 | 46.6% | — |
| 2019 | 486.4 | 52.9% | — |
| 2020 | 481.2 | 52.2% | — |
| 2021 | 628.4 | 68.3% | — |
| 2022 | 558.3 | 60.7% | — |
| 2023 | 539.3 | 58.6% | — |
| 2024 | 445.6 | 48.3% | — |
| 2025 | 470.5 | 51.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 35 | 35 | Feb 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 35 | 35 | Jan 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 35 | 35 | Apr 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Hamilton - (OH). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Hamilton - (OH) | 51.4% | 54 MW |
| American Mun Power-Ohio, Inc | 48.6% | 51 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| W H Zimmer | retired | 9.7 km |
| Nestlewood Solar | 80 MW | 20.1 km |
| Pendleton County LFGTE | 3 MW | 21.2 km |
| Walter C Beckjord | 4 MW | 24.8 km |
| Brown County LFGTE Power Station | 5 MW | 26.1 km |
| H L Spurlock | 1,609 MW | 32.4 km |