El Paso, Colorado · Plant code 55453

Fountain Valley Power Facility

Fountain Valley Power Facility is a natural gas plant in El Paso, Colorado. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

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Total capacity 228 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 83,442 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 4%

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Operations

Operations details

Sector IPP Non-CHP

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 2,001

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Location Fountain, Colorado

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 52,921 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 0 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 44 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 1,380 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 83,442 MWh · 100% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner Fountain Valley Power LLC

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
S1	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	38 MW	Operating	2,001
S2	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	38 MW	Operating	2,001
S3	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	38 MW	Operating	2,001
S4	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	38 MW	Operating	2,001
S5	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	38 MW	Operating	2,001
S6	Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine	Natural Gas	38 MW	Operating	2,001

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

3,938 MWh

Jan

3,431 MWh

Feb

5,413 MWh

Mar

11,841 MWh

Apr

5,240 MWh

May

9,116 MWh

Jun

10,734 MWh

Jul

10,492 MWh

Aug

7,758 MWh

Sep

4,238 MWh

Oct

4,552 MWh

Nov

6,689 MWh

Dec

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