Strawberry Creek
Lincoln County, Wyoming · EIA plant ID 6393 · Operator: Lower Valley Energy Inc
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor67%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1940
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.3 | 63.0% | — |
| 2002 | 8.4 | 64.2% | — |
| 2003 | 9 | 68.8% | — |
| 2004 | 9.9 | 75.0% | — |
| 2005 | 9.8 | 74.2% | — |
| 2006 | 10 | 75.9% | — |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 66.7% | — |
| 2008 | 9.7 | 73.3% | — |
| 2009 | 10.2 | 77.7% | — |
| 2010 | 9.7 | 73.5% | — |
| 2011 | 10.3 | 78.5% | — |
| 2012 | 10.2 | 77.7% | — |
| 2013 | 9.2 | 70.0% | — |
| 2014 | 10.1 | 77.0% | — |
| 2015 | 9.6 | 73.0% | — |
| 2016 | 10.2 | 77.1% | — |
| 2017 | 11.3 | 86.0% | — |
| 2018 | 10.6 | 80.3% | — |
| 2019 | 9.8 | 74.7% | — |
| 2020 | 10.1 | 76.9% | — |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 67.2% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 57.5% | — |
| 2023 | 9 | 68.5% | — |
| 2024 | 9.4 | 71.4% | — |
| 2025 | 8.8 | 66.8% | — |
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 | Aug 1940 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Aug 1940 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 0.5 | 0.5 | Jan 1951 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Lower Valley Energy Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Lower Valley Energy Inc | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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