SMPA Solar 1 Community Solar
Montrose County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 58547 · Operator: San Miguel Power Assn Inc
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation2GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor19%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2012
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), solar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | 22.8% | — |
| 2014 | 1.7 | 18.9% | — |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 21.1% | — |
| 2016 | 1.9 | 21.2% | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 22.3% | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 22.3% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 19.6% | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 22.9% | — |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 16.2% | — |
| 2022 | 2 | 22.5% | — |
| 2023 | 1.8 | 20.6% | — |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 19.7% | — |
| 2025 | 1.6 | 18.5% | — |
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 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Dec 2012 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: San Miguel Power Assn Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| San Miguel Power Assn Inc | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Dolores Canyon Solar | 110 MW | 63.2 km |
| Latigo Wind Park | 62 MW | 66.7 km |
| Shavano Falls Hydro | 3 MW | 72.5 km |
| McPhee | 1 MW | 79.7 km |