Matilda Hamilton Fee Hydroelectric Station
Estill County, Kentucky · EIA plant ID 62747 · Operator: Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators5in service
Net generation8GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor37%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2021
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.7 | 64.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1 | 32.6% | — |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 24.1% | — |
| 2024 | 8 | 36.3% | — |
| 2025 | 8 | 36.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sep 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sep 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sep 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sep 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 5 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Sep 2021 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lock 12 Hydro Partners, LLC | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Blue Ridge Generating | 2 MW | 7.9 km |
| Evelyn Hydroelectric Project | — | 13.2 km |
| KY No. 11 L&D Hydroelectric Project | — | 19.3 km |
| Heidelberg Hydroelectric Project | — | 21 km |
| J K Smith | 938 MW | 26.6 km |
| AEUG Madison Solar, LLC | — | 34.9 km |