DC Water CHP
District of Columbia County, District of Columbia · EIA plant ID 59012 · Operator: DC Water
Nameplate14MWSummer 12 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation48GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor45%other units, summer MW
Heat rate10,154Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2015
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), other 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.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 31 | 52.8% | — |
| 2016 | 52.8 | 50.1% | 10,600 |
| 2017 | 47.2 | 44.9% | — |
| 2018 | 56.6 | 53.8% | — |
| 2019 | 55.1 | 52.4% | — |
| 2020 | 55.7 | 52.0% | 10,097 |
| 2021 | 56.5 | 53.0% | 10,047 |
| 2022 | 58.2 | 54.9% | 9,953 |
| 2023 | 58.3 | 55.2% | 10,002 |
| 2024 | 56.3 | 53.0% | 9,944 |
| 2025 | 50.6 | 46.8% | 10,111 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURB1 | Other Waste Biomass | GT | 4.7 | 4 | Jun 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| TURB2 | Other Waste Biomass | GT | 4.7 | 4 | Jun 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| TURB3 | Other Waste Biomass | GT | 4.7 | 4 | Jul 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: DC Water. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| DC Water | 100.0% | 14 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| DC Water Solar | 4 MW | 0.2 km |
| Oxon Run CREF | 2 MW | 1.3 km |
| WW-DC Solar 1, LLC | 1 MW | 1.5 km |
| JBAB - Washington DC | 6 MW | 3.7 km |
| UE-00601MD, LLC | 6 MW | 4.3 km |
| WMATA - S. Ave. Carport (East) (CSG) | 2 MW | 4.4 km |