Cortez Solar 1, LLC
Montezuma County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 66095 · Operator: Altus Power America Management, LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor29%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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), solar 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 28.0% | — |
| 2024 | 5.4 | 28.0% | — |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 29.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 2.2 | 2.2 | Dec 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Altus Power America Management, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Altus Power America Management, LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cortez Solar 3, LLC | 2 MW | 8.1 km |
| Cortez Solar 2, LLC | 5 MW | 8.2 km |
| Towaoc | 11 MW | 8.7 km |
| Coyote Gulch Solar | — | 19.2 km |
| McPhee | 1 MW | 24.1 km |
| Dolores Canyon Solar | 110 MW | 43.2 km |