Tesla
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 7233 · Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
Nameplate27MWSummer 28 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation48GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor20%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1997
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 | 67.8 | 31.0% | — |
| 2002 | 66 | 30.1% | — |
| 2003 | 60.3 | 27.5% | — |
| 2004 | 54 | 24.6% | — |
| 2005 | 57.9 | 23.3% | — |
| 2006 | 76.9 | 31.4% | — |
| 2007 | 55.5 | 22.6% | — |
| 2008 | 61.7 | 25.1% | — |
| 2009 | 60 | 24.5% | — |
| 2010 | 70.1 | 28.6% | — |
| 2011 | 64.8 | 26.4% | — |
| 2012 | 90.1 | 36.6% | — |
| 2013 | 57.7 | 23.5% | — |
| 2014 | 63.5 | 25.9% | — |
| 2015 | 47.9 | 19.5% | — |
| 2016 | 68.1 | 27.7% | — |
| 2017 | 66.9 | 27.3% | — |
| 2018 | 75.5 | 30.8% | — |
| 2019 | 61.8 | 25.2% | — |
| 2020 | 56.1 | 22.8% | — |
| 2021 | 69.1 | 28.2% | — |
| 2022 | 66.2 | 27.0% | — |
| 2023 | 56.4 | 23.0% | — |
| 2024 | 62.4 | 25.4% | — |
| 2025 | 48.4 | 19.7% | — |
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 | 26.6 | 28 | Apr 1997 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | 100.0% | 27 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| AFA Solar Farm | 6 MW | 8.4 km |
| George Birdsall | retired | 12.6 km |
| Manitou Springs | 6 MW | 13.4 km |
| Ruxton Park | 1 MW | 16 km |
| Martin Drake | 245 MW | 17.6 km |
| Jackson Fuller Energy Storage | 100 MW | 23.9 km |