Short MountainRetirement planned
Lane County, Oregon · EIA plant ID 7413 · Operator: Emerald People's Utility Dist
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation25GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor89%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1992Retirement planned Dec 2027
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0 | 0.1% | — |
| 2003 | 16.6 | 59.2% | — |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 54.0% | — |
| 2005 | 13.3 | 47.5% | — |
| 2006 | 13.9 | 49.7% | — |
| 2007 | 14.3 | 51.1% | — |
| 2008 | 16 | 56.8% | — |
| 2009 | 16.7 | 59.5% | — |
| 2010 | 21.8 | 77.6% | — |
| 2011 | 22.6 | 80.8% | — |
| 2012 | 22.4 | 79.7% | — |
| 2013 | 18.2 | 65.0% | — |
| 2014 | 16 | 57.0% | — |
| 2015 | 14.8 | 52.9% | — |
| 2016 | 18.1 | 64.3% | — |
| 2017 | 18.3 | 65.3% | — |
| 2018 | 16.8 | 59.8% | — |
| 2019 | 19.6 | 70.1% | — |
| 2020 | 19.2 | 68.1% | — |
| 2021 | 17.7 | 63.1% | — |
| 2022 | 16.7 | 59.4% | — |
| 2023 | 22.2 | 79.3% | — |
| 2024 | 21.9 | 78.0% | — |
| 2025 | 25 | 89.3% | — |
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 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Feb 1992 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
| 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Feb 1992 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
| 3 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Nov 1993 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
| 4 | Landfill Gas | IC | 0.8 | 0.8 | Nov 1993 | Operating · retirement planned | Dec 2027 | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Emerald People's Utility Dist. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Emerald People's Utility Dist | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| IP Springfield Oregon | 33 MW | 11.1 km |
| Univ of Oregon Central Power Station | 21 MW | 11.4 km |
| Dexter | 15 MW | 15.9 km |
| Walterville | 8 MW | 17.6 km |
| Dorena Hydro-Electric Facility | 8 MW | 19.8 km |
| Lookout Point | 120 MW | 20.2 km |