Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
Montrose County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 61190 · Operator: Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project
Nameplate5MWSummer 5 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation21GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor53%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 21 | 53.3% | — |
| 2018 | 20.8 | 52.7% | — |
| 2019 | 18.9 | 48.0% | — |
| 2020 | 21.5 | 54.3% | — |
| 2021 | 21.5 | 54.5% | — |
| 2022 | 19.4 | 49.2% | — |
| 2023 | 19.2 | 48.7% | — |
| 2024 | 22.3 | 56.3% | — |
| 2025 | 21.1 | 53.4% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.8 | 4.5 | Jun 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| South Canal Hydro-3 | 4 MW | 2.2 km |
| South Canal Hydro-1 | 4 MW | 4.1 km |
| Drop 5 | 2 MW | 5.9 km |
| Crystal | 28 MW | 14.8 km |
| Shavano Falls Hydro | 3 MW | 20.2 km |
| Morrow Point | 173 MW | 20.7 km |