Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 63022 · Operator: Department of the Army, Fort Carson
Nameplate4MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation-3GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2018
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), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -0 | — | — |
| 2021 | -0 | — | — |
| 2022 | -0.3 | — | — |
| 2023 | -0.3 | — | — |
| 2024 | -3.4 | — | — |
| 2025 | -3.5 | — | — |
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 | Batteries | BA | 4.2 | 4.2 | Dec 2018 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Department of the Army, Fort Carson. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Department of the Army, Fort Carson | 100.0% | 4 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Carson Solar I | 2 MW | 2.5 km |
| Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG | 2 MW | 4.2 km |
| Martin Drake | 245 MW | 10 km |
| Drennan Energy Storage | — | 10.1 km |
| Horizon | — | 10.2 km |
| Ray D Nixon | 283 MW | 13.9 km |