Tri-County Water Hydropower Project
Ouray County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 58901 · Operator: Tri-County Water Conservancy District
Nameplate8MWSummer 8 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor9%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20 | 37.8% | — |
| 2015 | 23.7 | 33.8% | — |
| 2016 | 23.4 | 33.3% | — |
| 2017 | 25.2 | 36.0% | — |
| 2018 | 10.1 | 14.5% | — |
| 2019 | 23 | 32.8% | — |
| 2020 | 14.4 | 20.5% | — |
| 2021 | 12.1 | 17.3% | — |
| 2022 | 14 | 19.9% | — |
| 2023 | 26.2 | 37.4% | — |
| 2024 | 16.1 | 22.9% | — |
| 2025 | 16.5 | 23.5% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCWG1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 7.2 | 7.2 | Apr 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| TCWG2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.8 | 0.8 | Apr 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Tri-County Water Conservancy District. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Tri-County Water Conservancy District | 100.0% | 8 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Drop 5 | 2 MW | 18.9 km |
| Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | 5 MW | 23.6 km |
| South Canal Hydro-3 | 4 MW | 25.7 km |
| South Canal Hydro-1 | 4 MW | 27.2 km |
| Morrow Point | 173 MW | 30.4 km |
| Crystal | 28 MW | 32.3 km |