Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Plant (CO) | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 63.8 GWh | Oct 1962 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| San Isabel Solar, LLC | San Isabel Solar, LLC | Trinidad, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 68.7 GWh | Nov 2016 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Ctr | Spring Canyon Expansion LLC | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 71.9 GWh | Sep 2014 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Grazing Yak Solar | Grazing Yak Solar, LLC | Calhan, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 79.8 GWh | Oct 2019 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Busch Ranch Wind Energy | Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 83.7 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Dolores Canyon Solar | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Cahone, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 84.0 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Titan Solar | Titan Solar, LLC | Deer Trail, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 94.9 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Estes | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 107.5 GWh | Aug 1950 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Garnet Mesa Solar | Garnet Mesa Solar LLC | Delta, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 117.6 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Hooper Solar | Solar Star Colorado III, LLC | Mosca, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 118.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
| Axial Basin Solar | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Meeker, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 119.6 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Colorado Energy Nations Company | Molson Coors USA LLC | Golden, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 119.8 GWh | Aug 1976 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Black Hollow Sun | Contour Global | Auit, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 120.5 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Cabin Creek | Public Service Co of Colorado | Georgetown, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 138.6 GWh | May 1967 | Mar 2026 | Water |
| Palmer Solar | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 142.5 GWh | Mar 2020 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Crystal | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 144.3 GWh | May 1978 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Busch Ranch II Wind Farm | Black Hills Electric Generation LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 146.8 GWh | Oct 2019 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Pole Hill | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 150.6 GWh | Dec 1953 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Brush Generation Facility | Brush Power LLC | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 153.7 GWh | Sep 1990 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
| Spring Canyon | Invenergy Services LLC | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 154.4 GWh | Jan 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Rocky Mountain Solar | Public Service Co of Colorado | Pueblo County, CO | 164.5 GWh | - | Mar 2026 | Solar | |
| Kit Carson Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Burlington, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 168.5 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 175.8 GWh | May 2021 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Peak View Wind Farm | Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 190.1 GWh | Oct 2016 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Hunter Solar, LLC (CO) | Hunter Solar, LLC | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 194.0 GWh | Nov 2023 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Flatiron | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 206.4 GWh | Dec 1953 | Mar 2026 | Water |
| Fountain Valley Power Facility | Fountain Valley Power LLC | Fountain, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 211.4 GWh | Jun 2001 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Limon Generating Station | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Limon, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 216.3 GWh | Jan 2002 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 96.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 4.0% |
| Comanche Solar | Onward Energy | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 221.6 GWh | Aug 2016 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Twin Buttes Wind Project | Avangrid Power LLC | Lamar, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 233.0 GWh | Jun 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Blue Mesa | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Gunnison, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 246.8 GWh | Aug 1967 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Manchief Electric Generating Station | Public Service Co of Colorado | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 260.4 GWh | May 2000 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Frank Knutson | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Commerce City, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 275.6 GWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas : 98.3% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.7% |
| Blue Spruce Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 288.9 GWh | Apr 2003 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
| Twin Buttes II Wind | Avangrid Power LLC | Lamar, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 301.8 GWh | Nov 2017 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Morrow Point | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 309.8 GWh | Nov 1970 | Dec 2024 | Water |
| Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project | SWG Arapahoe, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 352.0 GWh | Apr 2000 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Colorado Highlands Wind | Colorado Highlands Wind LLC | Fleming, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 355.0 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Spanish Peaks Solar | Spanish Peaks Solar LLC | Trinidad, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 361.7 GWh | Nov 2024 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC. | EDP Renewables North America LLC | Seibert, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 398.7 GWh | Mar 2021 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Sun Mountain Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Unincorporated Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 437.2 GWh | Nov 2022 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Pike Solar Hybrid | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Fountain, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 443.7 GWh | Nov 2023 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Limon Wind II | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 511.1 GWh | Oct 2012 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid | Thunder Wolf Energy Center, LLC | Avondale, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 530.5 GWh | May 2023 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Northern Colorado Wind LLC | Northern Colorado Wind LLC | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 557.5 GWh | Jul 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Bighorn Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 571.0 GWh | Oct 2021 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Logan Wind Energy | Logan Wind Energy LLC | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 572.8 GWh | Sep 2007 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Spindle Hill Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Fort Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 579.8 GWh | Apr 2007 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Limon Wind I | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 581.9 GWh | Oct 2012 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 590.9 GWh | Sep 2020 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Panorama Wind, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 594.2 GWh | May 2022 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Colorado Green Holdings LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Lamar, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 594.9 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Cedar Creek II | AE Power Services LLC | New Raymer, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 602.2 GWh | Feb 2011 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Carousel Wind Farm LLC | Carousel Wind Farm, LLC | Burlington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 613.9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| JM Shafer Generating Station | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Ft. Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 640.7 GWh | May 1994 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Neptune Energy Center Hybrid | Neptune Energy Center, LLC | Boone, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 672.1 GWh | May 2023 | Mar 2026 | Solar |
| Limon III Wind LLC | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 680.0 GWh | Jul 2014 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Peetz Table Wind Energy | FPL Peetz Table Wind Energy | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 686.8 GWh | Aug 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
| Cedar Point Wind | Cedar Point LLC | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 688.0 GWh | Apr 2011 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Cedar Creek Wind | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 699.3 GWh | Oct 2007 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC | Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC | Kit Carson, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 753.5 GWh | Nov 2023 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Niyol Wind, LLC | Niyol Wind, LLC | Fleming, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 803.9 GWh | Oct 2021 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Golden West Power Partners LLC | Golden West Power Partners, LLC | Calhan, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 825.5 GWh | Sep 2015 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Flagler, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2020 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Ray D Nixon | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.1 TWh | Mar 1980 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.7% Natural Gas : 1.1% |
| Rawhide | Platte River Power Authority | Wellington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.2 TWh | Mar 1984 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 90.2% Natural Gas : 9.7% |
| Pawnee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.5 TWh | Oct 1981 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 59.7% Natural Gas : 40.3% |
| Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Black Hills Service Company LLC | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.6 TWh | Dec 2011 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Public Service Co of Colorado | Cheyenne Wells, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.7 TWh | Jul 2020 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Hayden | Public Service Co of Colorado | Hayden, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.8 TWh | Jun 1965 | Mar 2026 | Bituminous Coal : 99.9% |
| Rush Creek Wind | Public Service Co of Colorado | Matheson, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.2 TWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2026 | Wind |
| Front Range Power Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.3 TWh | Mar 2003 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Keenesburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.7 TWh | Apr 2004 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Comanche (CO) | Public Service Co of Colorado | Pueblo, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.8 TWh | May 1973 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 96.3% Natural Gas : 3.7% |
| Craig (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Craig, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.5 TWh | Oct 1979 | Mar 2026 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.6% |
| Cherokee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.7 TWh | May 1962 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
| Fort St Vrain | Public Service Co of Colorado | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.1 TWh | Apr 1996 | Mar 2026 | Natural Gas |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on December 2024 generation numbers.| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2024 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County, CO | # 47 | 1 | 2.3 GWh |
| Rio Grande County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 3.1 GWh |
| Crowley County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.9 GWh |
| Otero County, CO | # 44 | 3 | 3.9 GWh |
| Fremont County, CO | # 43 | 2 | 3.9 GWh |
| Saguache County, CO | # 42 | 2 | 5.1 GWh |
| Baca County, CO | # 41 | 5 | 5.5 GWh |
| Conejos County, CO | # 40 | 2 | 7.2 GWh |
| Chaffee County, CO | # 39 | 3 | 7.6 GWh |
| Pitkin County, CO | # 38 | 2 | 9.3 GWh |
| Douglas County, CO | # 37 | 2 | 11.4 GWh |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | # 36 | 3 | 13.4 GWh |
| Park County, CO | # 35 | 1 | 14.6 GWh |
| Ouray County, CO | # 34 | 1 | 16.5 GWh |
| Grand County, CO | # 33 | 3 | 19.1 GWh |
| Eagle County, CO | # 32 | 3 | 39.9 GWh |
| Garfield County, CO | # 31 | 12 | 54.1 GWh |
| Summit County, CO | # 30 | 2 | 69.8 GWh |
| La Plata County, CO | # 29 | 4 | 75.3 GWh |
| Mesa County, CO | # 28 | 13 | 76.6 GWh |
| Montezuma County, CO | # 27 | 9 | 113.2 GWh |
| Boulder County, CO | # 26 | 12 | 113.4 GWh |
| Delta County, CO | # 25 | 2 | 117.6 GWh |
| Clear Creek County, CO | # 24 | 3 | 138.6 GWh |
| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2024 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County, CO | # 23 | 9 | 153.6 GWh |
| Alamosa County, CO | # 22 | 9 | 217.2 GWh |
| Bent County, CO | # 21 | 2 | 233.0 GWh |
| Gunnison County, CO | # 20 | 2 | 246.8 GWh |
| Arapahoe County, CO | # 19 | 15 | 339.4 GWh |
| Denver County, CO | # 18 | 9 | 403.8 GWh |
| Las Animas County, CO | # 17 | 4 | 430.4 GWh |
| Huerfano County, CO | # 16 | 4 | 433.4 GWh |
| Montrose County, CO | # 15 | 10 | 549.6 GWh |
| Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 909.2 GWh |
| Cheyenne County, CO | # 13 | 1 | 1.7 TWh |
| Routt County, CO | # 12 | 1 | 1.8 TWh |
| Larimer County, CO | # 11 | 12 | 1.8 TWh |
| Morgan County, CO | # 10 | 11 | 1.9 TWh |
| Elbert County, CO | # 9 | 2 | 2.2 TWh |
| Lincoln County, CO | # 8 | 5 | 2.7 TWh |
| Kit Carson County, CO | # 7 | 8 | 3.0 TWh |
| Logan County, CO | # 6 | 18 | 3.2 TWh |
| Moffat County, CO | # 5 | 3 | 3.6 TWh |
| Adams County, CO | # 4 | 37 | 4.6 TWh |
| El Paso County, CO | # 3 | 20 | 5.3 TWh |
| Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 19 | 7.0 TWh |
| Weld County, CO | # 1 | 60 | 10.9 TWh |