Clear Spring Ranch PV Project
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 60511 · Operator: Madison Energy Investments LLC
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation17GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%solar 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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.2 | 9.8% | — |
| 2017 | 22 | 25.1% | — |
| 2018 | 27.2 | 31.1% | — |
| 2019 | 23.8 | 27.1% | — |
| 2020 | 24 | 27.3% | — |
| 2021 | 22.3 | 25.5% | — |
| 2022 | 22.5 | 25.7% | — |
| 2023 | 20.2 | 23.0% | — |
| 2024 | 19 | 21.6% | — |
| 2025 | 17.2 | 19.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 10 | 10 | Oct 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Madison Energy Investments LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Madison Energy Investments LLC | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Front Range Power Plant | 554 MW | 3.1 km |
| Ray D Nixon | 283 MW | 3.6 km |
| Palmer Solar | 60 MW | 4.8 km |
| Fountain Valley Power Facility | 228 MW | 5.1 km |
| Pike Solar Hybrid | 175 MW | 10.1 km |
| Carson Solar I | 2 MW | 15.4 km |