Canyon Ferry
Lewis and Clark County, Montana · EIA plant ID 6400 · Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
Nameplate58MWSummer 58 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation273GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor54%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1953
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 | 239.6 | 47.5% | — |
| 2002 | 240.4 | 47.6% | — |
| 2003 | 321.1 | 63.6% | — |
| 2004 | 241.2 | 47.7% | — |
| 2005 | 298.4 | 59.1% | — |
| 2006 | 329.7 | 65.3% | — |
| 2007 | 285.7 | 56.6% | — |
| 2008 | 332.4 | 65.7% | — |
| 2009 | 388.2 | 76.9% | — |
| 2010 | 368.9 | 73.1% | — |
| 2011 | 418.7 | 83.0% | — |
| 2012 | 323.7 | 64.0% | — |
| 2013 | 264.9 | 52.5% | — |
| 2014 | 363 | 72.0% | — |
| 2015 | 303.4 | 60.1% | — |
| 2016 | 310.1 | 61.3% | — |
| 2017 | 347.3 | 68.8% | — |
| 2018 | 369.4 | 73.2% | — |
| 2019 | 368.9 | 73.1% | — |
| 2020 | 342.8 | 67.8% | — |
| 2021 | 247.1 | 49.0% | — |
| 2022 | 235.9 | 46.8% | — |
| 2023 | 276.5 | 54.8% | — |
| 2024 | 275.1 | 54.4% | — |
| 2025 | 273.1 | 54.1% | — |
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 | 19.2 | 19.2 | Dec 1953 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 19.2 | 19.2 | Apr 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 19.2 | 19.2 | Mar 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| U S Bureau of Reclamation | 100.0% | 58 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| Holter | 55 MW | 43.5 km |
| Broadwater Power Project | 10 MW | 63.7 km |