The penstock consists of steel pipe ranging in diameter from 36 inches at its upper end to 30 inches at the lower section. It has a maximum capacity of 50 cubic feet per second. The single-unit Lower Molina Powerplant has an installed capacity of 4,860 kilowatts at a design head of 1,400 feet and a maximum water discharge of 50 cubic feet per second. Power generated at both powerplants is transformed to a transmission voltage of 115 kilovolts at two substations constructed adjacent to the plants. A 5.5-mile transmission line leads from the substation at the Upper Molina Powerplant, delivers energy produced at the plant to the substation at Lower Molina Power, and then connects to the Public Service of Colorado system for distribution.
Electrical energy is generated for use in west-central Colorado.
In fiscal year 1992 the unit control system was upgraded. This reconfigured the plant from local operation to remote.