Falcon Dam & Power
Starr County, Texas · EIA plant ID 6410 · Operator: International Bound & Wtr Comm
Nameplate32MWSummer 31 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor3%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1954
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 | 31.6 | 9.3% | — |
| 2002 | 24.8 | 7.2% | — |
| 2003 | 53.2 | 15.6% | — |
| 2004 | 15.6 | 5.9% | — |
| 2005 | 56.2 | 21.4% | — |
| 2006 | 62.2 | 23.7% | — |
| 2007 | 39.2 | 14.9% | — |
| 2008 | 56 | 21.2% | — |
| 2009 | 97.1 | 37.0% | — |
| 2010 | 115.3 | 43.9% | — |
| 2011 | 108.3 | 41.2% | — |
| 2012 | 75.1 | 28.5% | — |
| 2013 | 49.4 | 18.5% | — |
| 2014 | 37.8 | 14.1% | — |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 2.5% | — |
| 2016 | 56.8 | 21.2% | — |
| 2017 | 72.1 | 27.0% | — |
| 2018 | 66.7 | 25.0% | — |
| 2019 | 62.5 | 23.4% | — |
| 2020 | 42.9 | 16.0% | — |
| 2021 | 48.1 | 18.0% | — |
| 2022 | 20.5 | 7.7% | — |
| 2023 | 30.6 | 11.4% | — |
| 2024 | 19.3 | 7.2% | — |
| 2025 | 8.5 | 3.2% | — |
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 | 10.5 | 10.5 | Oct 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 10.5 | 10 | Oct 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 10.5 | 10 | Oct 1954 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: International Bound & Wtr Comm. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| International Bound & Wtr Comm | 100.0% | 32 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
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| SMT Rio Grande I LLC | 10 MW | 28 km |
| Rio Grande City BESS 2 | 10 MW | 38.9 km |