Central Hudson High Falls
Ulster County, New York · EIA plant ID 579 · Operator: Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation5GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor18%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1986
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 | 4.4 | 16.7% | — |
| 2002 | 6 | 23.0% | — |
| 2003 | 11.4 | 43.5% | — |
| 2004 | 8.7 | 33.0% | — |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 28.4% | — |
| 2006 | 10.7 | 40.6% | — |
| 2007 | 4.3 | 16.2% | — |
| 2008 | 4.7 | 24.3% | — |
| 2009 | 7.8 | 27.7% | — |
| 2010 | 5.2 | 18.6% | — |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 25.4% | — |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 13.4% | — |
| 2013 | 2.5 | 9.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.1 | 0.5% | — |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 10.2% | — |
| 2018 | 7.6 | 27.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8 | 28.5% | — |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 13.6% | — |
| 2021 | 6.1 | 21.7% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 27.1% | — |
| 2023 | 7.6 | 27.1% | — |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 16.9% | — |
| 2025 | 4.9 | 17.5% | — |
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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | Dec 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Central Hudson Gas & Elec Corp | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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