Query
Foothills Hydro Plant
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Foothills Hydro Plant
Technology
hydro
Generated
2026-10-17T20:29:42.572Z

Briefing on Foothills Hydro Plant

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
3 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1985
Operating since
1
Generators
23.1%
Capacity factor
6 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Foothills Hydro Plant is a 3 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Colorado, currently Operating.

Foothills Hydro Plant is reported in Colorado since 1985 under Denver City & County-Foothills - (CO). Available operating and financial measures include 23.1% capacity factor and 6 GWh annual generation; $2294/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Douglas, Colorado
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
Denver City & County-Foothills - (CO)
Operator
Denver City & County-Foothills - (CO)
Grid
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Plant ID
10070

What stands out

1

Foothills Hydro Plant is a 3 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Colorado with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 23.1% capacity factor and 6 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $2294/kW CapEx.

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#34 of 49
National rank
#1048 of 1,462

Why it matters

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