Drop 5
Montrose County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 61191 · Operator: Drop 5 Hydro LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 9.4 | 53.3% | — |
| 2018 | 8.8 | 42.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.6 | 40.7% | — |
| 2020 | 9.6 | 45.4% | — |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 41.1% | — |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 37.4% | — |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 39.9% | — |
| 2024 | 9 | 42.5% | — |
| 2025 | 8.9 | 42.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 2.4 | 2.4 | Mar 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Drop 5 Hydro LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Drop 5 Hydro LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | 5 MW | 5.9 km |
| South Canal Hydro-3 | 4 MW | 8.1 km |
| South Canal Hydro-1 | 4 MW | 10 km |
| Tri-County Water Hydropower Project | 8 MW | 18.9 km |
| Shavano Falls Hydro | 3 MW | 19.4 km |
| Crystal | 28 MW | 20 km |