Vinelands Power Plant
Mesa County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 68234 · Operator: Grand Valley Power LLC
Nameplate5MWSummer 4 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation15GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor48%hydro 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), 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.6 | 50.8% | — |
| 2025 | 14.7 | 47.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 4.5 | 3.5 | Nov 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Grand Valley Power LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Grand Valley Power LLC | 100.0% | 5 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Grand Valley Project Power Plant | retired | 0 km |
| Oak Leaf Solar XXXI LLC (CSG) | 2 MW | 5.3 km |
| USS Fruita Solar LLC CSG | 2 MW | 6.8 km |
| Mesa CSG 2 Massicotte | 2 MW | 9 km |
| Pivot Solar 57 LLC | — | 10.7 km |
| Mesa PV1 | 2 MW | 14.6 km |