Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

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Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region is ranked #27 out of 64 balancing authorities in terms of total annual electricity generation.

Balancing AuthorityWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
States Colorado Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota South Dakota Utah Wyoming
Last Update Jul 2026
Annual Generation 22.5 TWh
Power Plants193
Utilities109
Ranked #27 out of 64 in terms of net annual generation
Ranked #12 out of 32 in terms of annual generation from coal
Power Plant Types Coal | 56.7% Water | 15.5% Wind | 12.5% Natural Gas | 9.8% Solar | 5.3%

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Daily Net Generation for Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region for the past 3 Years

List of All Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region Power Plants

Displaying Results 1 to 100 of 148
Plant NameUtilityLocationAnnual GenerationPlant DateLast UpdateFuel Types
TacomaPublic Service Co of ColoradoDurango, CO2 GWhMay 1905Dec 2025 Water
Spearfish HydroCity of Spearfish - (SD)Spearfish, SD18 GWhSep 1912Dec 2025 Water
UintahMoon Lake Electric Assn IncNeola, UT4 GWhJun 1920Dec 2025 Water
Ruxton ParkCity of Colorado Springs - (CO)Manitou Spring, CO1 GWhApr 1925Aug 2025 Water
Manitou SpringsCity of Colorado Springs - (CO)Manitou Spring, CO2 GWhApr 1927Dec 2025 Water
Elephant ButteU S Bureau of ReclamationTruth or Consequences, NM17 GWhOct 1940Dec 2025 Water
Green MountainU S Bureau of ReclamationKremmling, CO29 GWhApr 1943Dec 2025 Water
Trinidad (CO)City of Trinidad - (CO)Trinidad, CO6 MWhApr 1950Dec 2025 Distillate Fuel Oil
EstesU S Bureau of ReclamationEstes Park, CO123 GWhAug 1950Dec 2025 Water
Marys LakeU S Bureau of ReclamationEstes Park, CO36 GWhApr 1951Dec 2025 Water
George BirdsallCity of Colorado Springs - (CO)Colorado Springs, CO42 GWhJul 1953Nov 2025 Natural Gas
FlatironU S Bureau of ReclamationLoveland, CO214 GWhDec 1953May 2026 Water
Pole HillU S Bureau of ReclamationLoveland, CO202 GWhDec 1953Dec 2025 Water
BoulderGarkane Energy Coop, IncBoulder, UT17 GWhJul 1958Dec 2025 Water
Big ThompsonU S Bureau of ReclamationLoveland, CO3 GWhMar 1959Dec 2025 Water
Williams Fork Hydro PlantDenver City & County of - (CO)Parshall, CO12 GWhJun 1959Dec 2025 Water
Ben FrenchBlack Hills Power, Inc.Rapid City, SD17 GWhMar 1960May 2026 Natural Gas : 99.6%
South Plant (CO)City of Colorado Springs - (CO)Colorado Springs, CO146 GWhOct 1962May 2026 Natural Gas : 99.9%
Lower MolinaU S Bureau of ReclamationMolina, CO10 GWhNov 1962Dec 2025 Water
Upper MolinaU S Bureau of ReclamationMolina, CO17 GWhNov 1962Dec 2025 Water
Blue MesaU S Bureau of ReclamationGunnison, CO198 GWhAug 1967Dec 2025 Water
Morrow PointU S Bureau of ReclamationMontrose, CO263 GWhNov 1970Dec 2025 Water
Comanche (CO)Public Service Co of ColoradoPueblo, CO2 TWhMay 1973May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 95.2% Natural Gas : 4.8%
Burlington (CO)Tri-State G & T Assn, IncBurlington, CO12 GWhMay 1977May 2026 Distillate Fuel Oil
CrystalU S Bureau of ReclamationMontrose, CO141 GWhMay 1978Dec 2025 Water
Craig (CO)Tri-State G & T Assn, IncCraig, CO3 TWhOct 1979May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.6%
Ray D NixonCity of Colorado Springs - (CO)Fountain, CO1 TWhMar 1980May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 95.7% Natural Gas : 4.1%
Laramie River StationBasin Electric Power CoopWheatland, WY8 TWhJun 1981May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Beaver Creek Gas PlantDenbury IncRiverton, WY5 GWhNov 1983Dec 2025 Natural Gas
Williams Ignacio Natural Gas PlantHarvest Midstream CoDurango, CO47 GWhNov 1984May 2026 Waste Heat
Foothills Hydro PlantDenver City & County-Foothills - (CO)Littleton, CO7 GWhApr 1985Sep 2025 Water
North Fork Hydro PlantDenver City & County of - (CO)Grant, CO22 GWhDec 1987Dec 2025 Water
El Vado DamLos Alamos County - (NM)Tierra Amarilla, NM4 GWhApr 1988Dec 2025 Water
Navajo DamCity of Farmington - (NM)Farmington, NM88 GWhDec 1988Dec 2025 Water
Abiquiu DamLos Alamos County - (NM)Abiquiu, NM16 GWhMar 1989Dec 2025 Water
Vallecito HydroelectricPtarmigan Res & Engy IncBayfield, CO17 GWhApr 1989Dec 2025 Water
McPheeU S Bureau of ReclamationCortez, CO1 GWhNov 1992Oct 2025 Water
HollyTown of Holly - (CO)Holly, CO2 MWhDec 1992Dec 2025 Distillate Fuel Oil
Taylor Draw Hydroelectric FacilityRio Blanco Water Conserv DistRangely, CO8 GWhMar 1993Dec 2024 Water
TowaocU S Bureau of ReclamationCortez, CO9 GWhApr 1993Dec 2025 Water
Neil Simpson IIBlack Hills Power, Inc.Gillette, WY642 GWhAug 1995Dec 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 81.9% Natural Gas : 18.1%
TeslaCity of Colorado Springs - (CO)Colorado Springs, CO54 GWhMar 1997Oct 2025 Water
Neil Simpson Gas Turbine #2Black Hills Power, Inc.Gillette, WY36 GWhMar 2001Dec 2025 Natural Gas
Limon Generating StationTri-State G & T Assn, IncLimon, CO148 GWhJan 2002Dec 2025 Natural Gas : 99.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.8%
Lange Generating StationBlack Hills Power, Inc.Rapid City, SD144 GWhFeb 2002Dec 2025 Natural Gas
HartzogBasin Electric Power CoopWright, WY148 MWhJul 2002Dec 2025 Natural Gas
ArvadaBasin Electric Power CoopArvada, WY171 MWhAug 2002Dec 2025 Natural Gas
Barber CreekBasin Electric Power CoopGillette, WY294 MWhAug 2002Dec 2025 Natural Gas
Kimball WindKimball Wind, LLCKimball, NE124 GWhSep 2002Dec 2025 Wind
Wygen 1Black Hills Power, Inc.Gillette, WY578 GWhDec 2002May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.7%
Front Range Power PlantCity of Colorado Springs - (CO)Fountain, CO2 TWhMar 2003May 2026 Natural Gas
South Dakota Wind Energy CenteFPL Energy South Dakota Wind LLCHighmore, SD83 GWhSep 2003May 2026 Wind
BluffviewCity of Farmington - (NM)Farmington, NM373 GWhApr 2005May 2026 Natural Gas
Carson Solar ICarson Solar 1 LLCColorado Springs, CO3 GWhNov 2007Dec 2025 Solar
Wygen 2Black Hills Power, Inc.Gillette, WY596 GWhDec 2007Dec 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.5%
CSU PuebloScale Sustainable I, LLCPueblo, CO2 GWhNov 2008Dec 2024 Solar
Wygen IIIBlack Hills Power, Inc.Gillette, WY95 GWhMar 2010Dec 2025 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Vestas Towers America, Inc.CS Wind America, Inc.Pueblo, CO1 GWhMar 2010May 2026 Wind
Kit Carson WindpowerDuke Energy Renewables ServicesBurlington, CO155 GWhOct 2010Dec 2025 Wind
Cimarron Solar FacilitySouthern Power CoSpringer, NM60 GWhNov 2010Dec 2025 Solar
AFA Solar FarmSolar Star Colorado II LLCColorado Springs, CO10 GWhFeb 2011Dec 2025 Solar
Front Range ProjectTimberline Energy LLCErie, CO20 GWhSep 2011Dec 2025 Landfill Gas
Dry Fork StationBasin Electric Power CoopGillette, WY3 TWhOct 2011May 2026 Subbituminous Coal : 99.8%
Carter HydroNorthern Colorado Water Conservancy DistrictBerthoud, CO10 GWhMay 2012May 2026 Water
Colorado Highlands WindColorado Highlands Wind LLCFleming, CO362 GWhNov 2012Dec 2025 Wind
Brighton PV Solar PlantHangar 160 LLCBrighton, CO3 GWhNov 2012Dec 2024 Solar
South Canal Hydro-1Delta-Montrose Electric AssociationMontrose, CO17 GWhMay 2013Oct 2025 Water
South Canal Hydro-3Delta-Montrose Electric AssociationMontrose, CO12 GWhJul 2013Oct 2025 Water
Huerfano River WindHuerfano River Wind, LLCWalsenburg, CO13 GWhSep 2013Dec 2025 Wind
Tri-County Water Hydropower ProjectTri-County Water Conservancy DistrictRidgway, CO12 GWhMar 2014May 2026 Water
Cheyenne Prairie Generating StationBlack Hills Service Company LLCCheyenne, WY475 GWhSep 2014May 2026 Natural Gas
Big Sand Draw PlantDenbury IncRiverton, WY39 GWhFeb 2015May 2026 Natural Gas
Shavano Falls HydroShavano Falls Hydro LLCMontrose, CO11 GWhMay 2015Oct 2025 Water
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 ProjectMontrose, CO21 GWhMay 2015Oct 2025 Water
Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSGPikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLCColorado Springs, CO4 GWhJun 2015Dec 2025 Solar
Valley View SolarSR Clinch, LLCGreeley, CO9 GWhNov 2015Dec 2025 Solar
SkylarkSR Clinch, LLCSeverance, CO9 GWhNov 2015Dec 2025 Solar
SR Skylark BSR Skylark B, LLCSeverance, CO1 GWhAug 2016Dec 2025 Solar
Clear Spring Ranch PV ProjectMadison Energy Investments LLCFountain, CO19 GWhSep 2016Dec 2024 Solar
Sunflower Wind ProjectOnward EnergyMandan, ND420 GWhNov 2016May 2026 Wind
SR MavericksSR Mavericks, LLCMead, CO15 GWhNov 2016Dec 2025 Solar
Weber State University - Davis Campus PVTesla Inc.Layton, UT2 GWhDec 2016Dec 2025 Solar
Drop 5 (CO)Drop 5 Hydro LLCMontrose, CO9 GWhFeb 2017Oct 2025 Water
SR KerseySR Kersey, LLCKersey, CO7 GWhJul 2017Dec 2025 Solar
Coyote Ridge Community SolarPoudre Valley REA, IncFort Collins, CO3 GWhSep 2017Dec 2025 Solar
Twin Buttes II WindAvangrid Power LLCLamar, CO296 GWhNov 2017May 2026 Wind
Gilcrest SolarTerraform ArcadiaPlatteville, CO4 GWhJul 2018Dec 2025 Solar
Quincy Solar (CO)Terraform ArcadiaWatkins, CO4 GWhAug 2018Dec 2025 Solar
Bar DCypress Creek RenewablesMeeker, CO4 GWhNov 2018Dec 2025 Solar
Grazing Yak SolarGrazing Yak Solar, LLCCalhan, CO70 GWhOct 2019May 2026 Solar
Riverview SolarHighline Services, LLCSterling, CO3 GWhOct 2019Dec 2025 Solar
Tom Sifers SolarMountain Parks Services, Inc.Fraser, CO2 GWhOct 2019Dec 2025 Solar
Whiskey Hill SolarMountain Parks Services, Inc.Walden, CO2 GWhOct 2019Dec 2025 Solar
Coyote RidgeCoyote Ridge LLCWhite, SD380 GWhNov 2019May 2026 Wind
SR Kersey IISR Kersey II, LLCKersey, CO2 GWhNov 2019Dec 2025 Solar
SR Skylark CSR Skylark C, LLCWindsor, CO2 GWhNov 2019Dec 2025 Solar
Palmer SolarDuke Energy Renewables ServicesFountain, CO134 GWhMar 2020May 2026 Solar
Roundhouse Wind Energy ProjectRoundhouse Renewable Energy, LLCCheyenne, WY894 GWhMay 2020May 2026 Wind
Corriedale Wind EnergyBlack Hills Service Company LLCCheyenne, WY218 GWhOct 2020May 2026 Wind
SR RattlesnakeSR Rattlesnake, LLCPlatteville, CO15 GWhNov 2020Dec 2025 Solar

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