Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
Hydro power plant in Montrose County, Colorado. 4.8 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project.
Also known as EIA plant 61190
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 4.8 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- June 2015First generator online
- Operator
- Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 ProjectEIA operator ID 60813
- Grid
- WACMBalancing authority WACM
- Price nodes
- 1 SPP nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Montrose County, CO38.4505, −107.7767
- EIA plant ID
- 61190EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
21.1 GWh
21,065 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
50.1%
2024: 52.8%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2016 to 2025
0.0–22.3
GWh a year. Low 2016, high 2024
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2004 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2005 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2006 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2007 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2008 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2009 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2010 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2011 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2012 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2013 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2014 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2015 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 21,028 | 50.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 20,785 | 49.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 18,918 | 45.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 21,470 | 50.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 21,468 | 51.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 19,392 | 46.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 19,180 | 45.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 22,258 | 52.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 21,065 | 50.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · SPPEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.8 | June 2015 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Questions about Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
How much power does Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 produce?
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 reported 21,065 MWh (21.1 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 50.1% capacity factor on 4.8 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4?
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 is in Montrose County, Colorado, at 38.4505, −107.7767. It is in the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing area (WACM).
Who operates Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project as the operator (EIA operator ID 60813). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 start operating?
Its first generator began operating in June 2015, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4?
Yes. InfraMap has SPP day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- SPP day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page