Hamilton Hydro
Butler County, Ohio · EIA plant ID 7807 · Operator: City of Hamilton - (OH)
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation9GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor50%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1994
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 | 4.5 | 36.7% | — |
| 2002 | 4 | 28.6% | — |
| 2003 | 2.6 | 18.6% | — |
| 2004 | 4.3 | 25.1% | — |
| 2005 | 3 | 17.4% | — |
| 2006 | 3.4 | 19.9% | — |
| 2007 | 1.4 | 8.1% | — |
| 2008 | 2.6 | 14.6% | — |
| 2009 | 2.4 | 13.7% | — |
| 2010 | 3.8 | 21.8% | — |
| 2011 | 2.8 | 15.7% | — |
| 2012 | 4.8 | 27.3% | — |
| 2013 | 4.2 | 23.8% | — |
| 2014 | 4.9 | 27.8% | — |
| 2015 | 4.2 | 23.7% | — |
| 2016 | 4.1 | 23.3% | — |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 29.1% | — |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 27.3% | — |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 24.6% | — |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 41.2% | — |
| 2021 | 6.8 | 38.7% | — |
| 2022 | 6.1 | 35.0% | — |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 32.6% | — |
| 2024 | 7.8 | 44.4% | — |
| 2025 | 8.8 | 50.1% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1 | May 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.1 | 1 | May 1994 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Hamilton - (OH). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Hamilton - (OH) | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Hamilton (OH) | 16 MW | 0.4 km |
| Hamilton Peaking | 32 MW | 7.4 km |
| Trenton Solar - (OH) | — | 8.9 km |
| Madison | 692 MW | 9 km |
| Woodsdale | 572 MW | 9.1 km |
| Middletown Coke Company, LLC | 67 MW | 14.8 km |