Pawnee
Morgan County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 6248 · Operator: Public Service Co of Colorado
Nameplate552MWSummer 505 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,557GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor35%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,055Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1981Runs as baseload
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), gas/coal/oil 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,009.9 | 90.6% | 10,547 |
| 2002 | 3,316.7 | 75.0% | 10,625 |
| 2003 | 3,903.2 | 88.2% | 10,614 |
| 2004 | 3,519.3 | 79.3% | 10,572 |
| 2005 | 2,938.6 | 66.4% | 10,571 |
| 2006 | 3,765.3 | 85.1% | 10,488 |
| 2007 | 3,751.7 | 84.8% | 10,618 |
| 2008 | 3,526.7 | 79.5% | 10,630 |
| 2009 | 2,100.5 | 47.5% | 10,665 |
| 2010 | 3,378.4 | 76.4% | 10,616 |
| 2011 | 2,939.6 | 66.5% | 10,720 |
| 2012 | 3,264.3 | 73.6% | 10,481 |
| 2013 | 3,093.6 | 69.9% | 10,425 |
| 2014 | 2,705 | 61.2% | 10,543 |
| 2015 | 3,427.2 | 77.5% | 10,799 |
| 2016 | 2,705.3 | 61.0% | 10,650 |
| 2017 | 3,521.1 | 79.6% | 10,815 |
| 2018 | 3,279.9 | 74.1% | 11,004 |
| 2019 | 2,510.1 | 56.7% | 11,127 |
| 2020 | 3,068 | 69.2% | 11,141 |
| 2021 | 2,871.5 | 64.9% | 11,147 |
| 2022 | 2,503.5 | 56.6% | 11,255 |
| 2023 | 2,711.8 | 61.3% | 12,122 |
| 2024 | 2,167.9 | 48.9% | 11,635 |
| 2025 | 1,174.4 | 26.6% | 11,610 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | ST | 552.3 | 505 | Nov 1981 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Public Service Co of Colorado. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Public Service Co of Colorado | 100.0% | 552 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Manchief Electric Generating Station | 300 MW | 0.6 km |
| South Platte Solar | — | 3.8 km |
| Brush Generation Facility | 273 MW | 4.7 km |
| Pivot Solar 14 LLC (CSG) | 2 MW | 5.4 km |
| Pivot Solar 2 LLC (CSG) | 2 MW | 5.4 km |
| Pivot Solar 71 LLC | — | 5.6 km |