Towaoc
Montezuma County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 7373 · Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
Nameplate11MWSummer 11 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor9%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1993
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 | 21.6 | 21.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4.7 | 4.7% | — |
| 2003 | 6.3 | 6.3% | — |
| 2004 | 16.3 | 16.3% | — |
| 2005 | 16.9 | 16.9% | — |
| 2006 | 12.6 | 12.6% | — |
| 2007 | 3.2 | 3.2% | — |
| 2008 | 19.2 | 19.2% | — |
| 2009 | 14.7 | 14.7% | — |
| 2010 | 14.9 | 14.9% | — |
| 2011 | 16.5 | 16.5% | — |
| 2012 | 16.2 | 16.2% | — |
| 2013 | 8.8 | 8.8% | — |
| 2014 | 18 | 18.0% | — |
| 2015 | 17.5 | 17.5% | — |
| 2016 | 17.9 | 17.8% | — |
| 2017 | 17.9 | 17.9% | — |
| 2018 | 11.2 | 11.2% | — |
| 2019 | 17.1 | 17.1% | — |
| 2020 | 17.6 | 17.5% | — |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 7.3% | — |
| 2022 | 7.6 | 7.6% | — |
| 2023 | 15.8 | 15.8% | — |
| 2024 | 9.8 | 9.8% | — |
| 2025 | 9 | 9.0% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 11.4 | 11.4 | May 1993 | 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% | 11 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Cortez Solar 2, LLC | 5 MW | 6.7 km |
| Cortez Solar 1, LLC | 2 MW | 8.7 km |
| Coyote Gulch Solar | — | 13.2 km |
| Cortez Solar 3, LLC | 2 MW | 14 km |
| McPhee | 1 MW | 16.2 km |
| Dolores Canyon Solar | 110 MW | 34.5 km |