Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Adams Community Solar Garden III LLC | Adams Community Solar Garden III LLC | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.9 GWh | Jun 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Adams Community Solar Garden LLC | Adams Community Solar Garden LLC | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.9 GWh | Jun 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
AFA Solar Farm | Solar Star Colorado II LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 12.0 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Airport 1 Solar (DIA) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.8 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Alamosa | Public Service Co of Colorado | Alamosa, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 14.3 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 92.2% Distillate Fuel Oil : 7.8% |
Alamosa Solar South CSG | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.1 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Alden Solar CSG LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greeley, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.6 GWh | Feb 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Amazon DEN2 Solar Project | Solar Star Prime 1 LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 191.9 MWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
American Gypsum Cogeneration | Eagle Materials Co LLC | Gypsum, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 26.0 GWh | Feb 1990 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Ames Hydro | Public Service Co of Colorado | Ophir, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 6.0 GWh | May 1906 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Arapahoe 3 Community Solar Array | MN8 Energy LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.9 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project | SWG Arapahoe, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 219.0 GWh | Apr 2000 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas |
Ash Mesa Solar, LLC | Ash Mesa Solar, LLC | Olathe, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 10.6 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Bar D | Cypress Creek Renewables | Meeker, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 9.5 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Basalt | City of Aspen- (CO) | Aspen, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 13.2 GWh | Aug 1985 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Big Thompson | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.7 GWh | Mar 1959 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Bighorn Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 610.5 GWh | Oct 2021 | Apr 2024 | Solar |
Bison Solar LLC | Bison Solar LLC | Wellington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 67.0 GWh | Sep 2016 | Apr 2024 | Solar |
Blue Mesa | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Gunnison, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 134.0 GWh | Aug 1967 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Blue Spruce Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 462.9 GWh | Apr 2003 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas : 97.6% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.4% |
Boulder Canyon Hydro | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 11.2 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 8.5 GWh | Nov 1987 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Boulder City Lakewood Hydro | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 8.5 GWh | Jan 2004 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 10.4 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Brighton PV Solar Plant | Hangar 160 LLC | Brighton, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.4 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC | Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC | Kit Carson, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 255.8 GWh | Nov 2023 | Apr 2024 | Wind : 64.4% Solar : 35.6% |
Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Flagler, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2020 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
Brush Generation Facility | Brush Power LLC | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 154.2 GWh | Sep 1990 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
Burlington (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Burlington, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 8.3 GWh | May 1977 | Apr 2024 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Busch Ranch II Wind Farm | Black Hills Electric Generation LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 194.6 GWh | Oct 2019 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
Busch Ranch Wind Energy Farm | Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 96.8 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Cabin Creek | Public Service Co of Colorado | Georgetown, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 123.0 GWh | May 1967 | Mar 2024 | Water |
Carousel Wind Farm LLC | Carousel Wind Farm, LLC | Burlington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 692.3 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Carson Solar I | Carson Solar 1 LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.1 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Carter Hydro | Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Berthoud, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 9.2 GWh | May 2012 | Apr 2024 | Water |
CEC Solar #1117, LLC | Clean Focus Renewables, Inc. | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.1 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Cedar Creek II | AE Power Services LLC | New Raymer, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 610.7 GWh | Feb 2011 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
Cedar Creek Wind | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 650.1 GWh | Oct 2007 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
Cedar Point Wind | Cedar Point LLC | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 680.2 GWh | Apr 2011 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
Cherokee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.7 TWh | May 1962 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas |
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Public Service Co of Colorado | Cheyenne Wells, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.0 TWh | Jul 2020 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
City & County of Denver at Denver Int'l | Denver Airport Solar, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.5 GWh | May 2011 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
City of Boulder WWTP | SunE NLB-2, LLC | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 478.8 MWh | May 2010 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Clear Spring Ranch PV Project | DG Colorado Solar, LLC | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 23.7 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
CO LI CSG 1 - Kamerra | Standard Solar | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.7 GWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Colorado Energy Nations Company | Molson Coors USA LLC | Golden, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 153.8 GWh | Aug 1976 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas |
Colorado Green Holdings LLC | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Lamar, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 605.3 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Colorado Highlands Wind | Colorado Highlands Wind LLC | Fleming, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 420.9 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Comanche (CO) | Public Service Co of Colorado | Pueblo, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 6.9 TWh | May 1973 | Apr 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.2% Natural Gas : 1.8% |
Comanche Solar | Onward Energy | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 282.9 GWh | Aug 2016 | Apr 2024 | Solar |
Conejos 1 Community Solar Array | MN8 Energy LLC | La Jara, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.3 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Coyote Ridge Community Solar | Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Fort Collins, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.2 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Craig (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Craig, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.3 TWh | Oct 1979 | Apr 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.7% |
Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC. | EDP Renewables North America LLC | Seibert, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 432.0 GWh | Mar 2021 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
Crystal | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 119.6 GWh | May 1978 | Dec 2022 | Water |
CSU Pueblo | Scale Sustainable I, LLC | Pueblo, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.6 GWh | Nov 2008 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
DADS Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 22.5 GWh | Jun 2008 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
Denver Int Airport | MMA DAS Power | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 349.5 MWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Denver Intl Airport IV Solar | Denver Int'l Airport IV Solar | Denver, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.2 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Denver Metro Solar | Denver Metro Solar LLC | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.6 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Dillon Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Summit, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 9.7 GWh | Sep 1987 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Drop 5 | Drop 5 Hydro LLC | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 8.4 GWh | Feb 2017 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Eagle Springs Solar LLC | Eagle Springs Solar LLC | Silt, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.7 GWh | Jul 2013 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC Biomass | Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC | Gypsum, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 61.7 GWh | Nov 2013 | Apr 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
Estes | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 84.7 GWh | Aug 1950 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Flatiron | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 162.8 GWh | Dec 1953 | Apr 2024 | Water |
Foothills Hydro Plant | Denver City & County-Foothills | Littleton, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 6.7 GWh | Apr 1985 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Fort Lupton | Public Service Co of Colorado | Ft. Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 5.0 GWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 75.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 25.0% |
Fort St Vrain | Public Service Co of Colorado | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.5 TWh | Apr 1996 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas |
Fountain Valley Power Facility | Fountain Valley Power LLC | Fountain, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 68.1 GWh | Jun 2001 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas |
Frank Knutson | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Commerce City, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 141.1 GWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas : 98.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.0% |
Fremont CO 1, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Canon City, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.1 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Front Range Power Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.3 TWh | Mar 2003 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas |
Front Range Project | Timberline Energy LLC | Erie, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 14.9 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2022 | Landfill Gas |
Gaylord Rockies CHP | UE - 00602CO, LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 12.4 GWh | Apr 2022 | Dec 2022 | Natural Gas |
George Birdsall | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 36.8 GWh | Jul 1953 | Sep 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
Georgetown Hydro | Public Service Co of Colorado | Georgetown, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 465.8 MWh | Dec 1905 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Gilcrest Solar | Terraform Arcadia | Platteville, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 6.4 GWh | Jul 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Gilcrest Sun CSG | SunShare Management | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.4 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Gilcrest V CSG | SunShare Management | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 10.9 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Golden West Power Partners LLC | Golden West Power Partners, LLC | Calhan, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 785.7 GWh | Sep 2015 | Apr 2024 | Wind |
Granby Hydro | Northern Water Hydropower Enterprise | Granby, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.8 GWh | Apr 2016 | Apr 2024 | Water |
Grazing Yak Solar | Grazing Yak Solar, LLC | Calhan, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 89.2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Apr 2024 | Solar |
Greater Sandhill I | Greater Sandhill I LLC | Mosca, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 45.5 GWh | Aug 2010 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Green Mountain | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Kremmling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 25.6 GWh | Apr 1943 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Gross Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 13.5 GWh | Jul 2007 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Hayden | Public Service Co of Colorado | Hayden, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.5 TWh | Jun 1965 | Apr 2024 | Bituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Hillcrest Pump Station | Denver City & County of | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 6.0 GWh | May 1993 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Holly | Town of Holly - (CO) | Holly, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 9.5 MWh | Dec 1992 | Dec 2022 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Hooper Solar | Solar Star Colorado III, LLC | Mosca, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 109.8 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Huerfano River Wind | Huerfano River Wind, LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 13.6 GWh | Sep 2013 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Hunter Solar, LLC (CO) | Hunter Solar, LLC | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 63.1 GWh | Nov 2023 | Apr 2024 | Solar |
IBM Solar | DG Colorado Solar, LLC | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 16.0 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Imboden Solar Garden | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 5.3 GWh | Apr 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Jack's Solar Garden | Jack's Solar Garden | Longmont, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.2 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant | James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant | Pueblo, CO | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 16.5 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Jeffco Community Solar Gardens LLC | SunShare Management | Arvada, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.7 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
JM Shafer Generating Station | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Ft. Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.1 TWh | May 1994 | Apr 2024 | Natural Gas |
Kit Carson Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Burlington, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 196.6 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Lafayette Horizon Solar CSG LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Lafayette, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.8 GWh | Jan 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on April 2024 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2024 Generation |
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Adams County, CO | # 5 | 30 | 4.6 TWh |
Alamosa County, CO | # 17 | 9 | 319.8 GWh |
Arapahoe County, CO | # 21 | 13 | 213.7 GWh |
Baca County, CO | # 36 | 5 | 10.9 GWh |
Bent County, CO | # 19 | 2 | 225.5 GWh |
Boulder County, CO | # 25 | 11 | 87.5 GWh |
Chaffee County, CO | # 37 | 3 | 10.0 GWh |
Cheyenne County, CO | # 12 | 1 | 2.0 TWh |
Clear Creek County, CO | # 23 | 3 | 123.5 GWh |
Conejos County, CO | # 39 | 2 | 7.5 GWh |
Crowley County, CO | # 44 | 1 | 4.0 GWh |
Denver County, CO | # 18 | 15 | 294.2 GWh |
Douglas County, CO | # 33 | 2 | 14.8 GWh |
Eagle County, CO | # 24 | 3 | 100.9 GWh |
El Paso County, CO | # 4 | 18 | 4.9 TWh |
Elbert County, CO | # 11 | 1 | 2.3 TWh |
Fremont County, CO | # 43 | 2 | 4.1 GWh |
Garfield County, CO | # 26 | 12 | 82.7 GWh |
Grand County, CO | # 32 | 3 | 20.0 GWh |
Gunnison County, CO | # 22 | 2 | 137.1 GWh |
Huerfano County, CO | # 15 | 4 | 521.9 GWh |
Jackson County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 2.5 GWh |
Jefferson County, CO | # 20 | 9 | 215.5 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2024 Generation |
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Kit Carson County, CO | # 9 | 7 | 2.7 TWh |
La Plata County, CO | # 28 | 3 | 64.5 GWh |
Larimer County, CO | # 13 | 12 | 1.9 TWh |
Las Animas County, CO | # 27 | 3 | 81.5 GWh |
Lincoln County, CO | # 8 | 5 | 2.7 TWh |
Logan County, CO | # 6 | 17 | 3.6 TWh |
Mesa County, CO | # 29 | 11 | 47.2 GWh |
Moffat County, CO | # 3 | 3 | 5.3 TWh |
Montezuma County, CO | # 38 | 7 | 8.9 GWh |
Montrose County, CO | # 16 | 10 | 425.7 GWh |
Morgan County, CO | # 7 | 9 | 3.2 TWh |
Ouray County, CO | # 31 | 1 | 26.8 GWh |
Park County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.0 GWh |
Pitkin County, CO | # 35 | 2 | 12.0 GWh |
Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 917.0 GWh |
Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 16 | 11.1 TWh |
Rio Blanco County, CO | # 34 | 3 | 14.4 GWh |
Rio Grande County, CO | # 42 | 1 | 4.3 GWh |
Routt County, CO | # 10 | 1 | 2.5 TWh |
Saguache County, CO | # 40 | 2 | 6.5 GWh |
San Miguel County, CO | # 41 | 1 | 6.0 GWh |
Summit County, CO | # 30 | 2 | 35.3 GWh |
Weld County, CO | # 1 | 52 | 11.2 TWh |