Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Alamosa | Public Service Co of Colorado | Alamosa, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 7.8 GWh | May 1973 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 95.6% Natural Gas : 4.4% |
Rock Creek 2 CSG | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Alamosa Solar South CSG | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.2 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Oak Leaf Solar XXX LLC (CSG) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.0 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
San Luis Solar Garden | AES Distributed Energy | Antonito, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.3 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Plains End | Plains End Operating Services LLC | Arvada, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 5.3 GWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Plains End II LLC | Plains End Operating Services LLC | Arvada, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 19.9 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Jeffco Community Solar Gardens LLC | SunShare Management | Arvada, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.5 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Basalt | City of Aspen- (CO) | Aspen, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 16.3 GWh | Aug 1985 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Pitkin County Solar | Coolangatta Solar LLC | Aspen, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 11.8 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Arapahoe 3 Community Solar Array | MN8 Energy LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.5 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Blue Spruce Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 581.7 GWh | Apr 2003 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
DADS Gas Recovery | WM Renewable Energy LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 20.6 GWh | Jun 2008 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
Gaylord Rockies CHP | UE - 00602CO, LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 22.5 GWh | Apr 2022 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Quincy II Solar Garden | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.2 GWh | Apr 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Amazon DEN2 Solar Project | Solar Star Prime 1 LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.7 GWh | Sep 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid | Thunder Wolf Energy Center, LLC | Avondale, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 556.8 GWh | May 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
SMPA Solar 1 Community Solar | San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Bedrock, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.8 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Hunter Solar, LLC (CO) | Hunter Solar, LLC | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 207.9 GWh | Nov 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Victory Solar LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 27.3 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 197.9 GWh | May 2021 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Carter Hydro | Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District | Berthoud, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 9.7 GWh | May 2012 | Mar 2025 | Water |
Neptune Energy Center Hybrid | Neptune Energy Center, LLC | Boone, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 683.4 GWh | May 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 8.7 GWh | Nov 1987 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Valmont Combustion Turbine Project | Public Service Co of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 31.7 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 8.0 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Boulder City Lakewood Hydro | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 8.7 GWh | Jan 2004 | Dec 2023 | Water |
University of Colorado | University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.6 GWh | Jul 1992 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Gross Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 10.8 GWh | Jul 2007 | Dec 2023 | Water |
City of Boulder WWTP | SunE NLB-2, LLC | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 867.0 MWh | May 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Valmont | Public Service Co of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 18.9 GWh | Apr 1964 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
IBM Solar | DG Colorado Solar, LLC | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 13.8 GWh | Jun 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Brighton PV Solar Plant | Hangar 160 LLC | Brighton, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.1 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 2 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.8 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 15 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.0 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mtn. Solar 3 CSG | Standard Solar | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.0 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 14 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.8 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Manchief Electric Generating Station | Public Service Co of Colorado | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 264.7 GWh | May 2000 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Pawnee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.9 TWh | Oct 1981 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.2% Natural Gas : 0.8% |
Brush Generation Facility | Brush Power LLC | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 127.8 GWh | Sep 1990 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Trout Creek Solar | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Buena Vista, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 5.5 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Kit Carson Windpower | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Burlington, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 156.9 GWh | Oct 2010 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Carousel Wind Farm LLC | Carousel Wind Farm, LLC | Burlington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 583.9 GWh | Oct 2015 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Burlington (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Burlington, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 6.1 GWh | May 1977 | Mar 2025 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Golden West Power Partners LLC | Golden West Power Partners, LLC | Calhan, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 843.5 GWh | Sep 2015 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Grazing Yak Solar | Grazing Yak Solar, LLC | Calhan, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 83.3 GWh | Oct 2019 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Fremont CO 1, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Canon City, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.9 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Sunnyside Ranch Community Solar Array | Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Carbondale, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.7 GWh | Mar 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
San Luis Valley Solar Array | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Center, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 6.0 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Public Service Co of Colorado | Cheyenne Wells, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.8 TWh | Jul 2020 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
George Birdsall | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 46.4 GWh | Jul 1953 | Jan 2025 | Natural Gas |
Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG | Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 10.0 GWh | Jun 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
AFA Solar Farm | Solar Star Colorado II LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 11.0 GWh | Feb 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Carson Solar I | Carson Solar 1 LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.0 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
South Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 172.7 GWh | Oct 1962 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Tesla | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 56.4 GWh | Mar 1997 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Frank Knutson | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Commerce City, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 246.6 GWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas : 99.8% |
Cortez Solar 3, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.9 GWh | Feb 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Cortez Solar 1, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
McPhee | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.4 GWh | Nov 1992 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Cortez Solar 2, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.3 GWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
East Victory Way Solar | East Victory Way Solar LLC | Craig, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.5 GWh | Oct 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Craig (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Craig, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 4.1 TWh | Oct 1979 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.6% |
Oak Leaf Solar XXXI LLC (CSG) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Debeque, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.3 GWh | Nov 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Titan Solar | Titan Solar, LLC | Deer Trail, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 95.3 GWh | Nov 2018 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Oak Leaf Solar XVIII LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 13.9 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Oak Leaf Solar XXII LLC (CSG) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.6 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Oak Leaf Solar XXVI LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.2 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District | Colorado Energy Nations Company, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 37.3 GWh | Mar 1985 | Mar 2025 | Other Biomass Gas |
DIA 8 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 5.3 GWh | Jan 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Hillcrest Pump Station | Denver City & County of | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.8 GWh | May 1993 | Dec 2023 | Water |
City & County of Denver at Denver Int'l | Denver Airport Solar, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.7 GWh | May 2011 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Denver Int Airport | MMA DAS Power | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.6 GWh | Aug 2008 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Cherokee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.3 TWh | May 1962 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Airport 1 Solar (DIA) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.2 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Denver Intl Airport IV Solar | Denver Int'l Airport IV Solar | Denver, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.1 GWh | Jun 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project | SWG Arapahoe, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 271.7 GWh | Apr 2000 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
TruStile Doors - Denver | SkyHigh 2 Solar | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.9 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Panasonic Carport Solar Hybrid | Public Service Co of Colorado | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.2 GWh | Apr 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Tacoma | Public Service Co of Colorado | Durango, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 957.0 MWh | May 1905 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant | Harvest Midstream Co | Durango, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 48.0 GWh | Nov 1984 | Mar 2025 | Waste Heat |
Front Range Project | Timberline Energy LLC | Erie, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 10.9 GWh | Sep 2011 | Dec 2023 | Landfill Gas |
Estes | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 106.1 GWh | Aug 1950 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Flagler, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2020 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Colorado Highlands Wind | Colorado Highlands Wind LLC | Fleming, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 337.2 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Niyol Wind, LLC | Niyol Wind, LLC | Fleming, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 822.5 GWh | Oct 2021 | Mar 2025 | Wind |
Coyote Ridge Community Solar | Poudre Valley REA, Inc | Fort Collins, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.1 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
RV CSU Power II LLC | RV CSU Power II LLC | Fort Collins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.7 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
RV CSU Power LLC | RV CSU Power LLC | Fort Collins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.5 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Spindle Hill Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Fort Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 514.0 GWh | Apr 2007 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan | Western Sugar Cooperative | Fort Morgan, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 615.0 MWh | Aug 1947 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Front Range Power Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.4 TWh | Mar 2003 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Fountain Valley Power Facility | Fountain Valley Power LLC | Fountain, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 120.4 GWh | Jun 2001 | Mar 2025 | Natural Gas |
Palmer Solar | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 145.0 GWh | Mar 2020 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Clear Spring Ranch PV Project | DG Colorado Solar, LLC | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 20.2 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Ray D Nixon | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.2 TWh | Mar 1980 | Mar 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 89.8% Natural Gas : 10.1% |
Pike Solar Hybrid | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Fountain, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 440.2 GWh | Nov 2023 | Mar 2025 | Solar |
Tom Sifers Solar | Mountain Parks Services, Inc. | Fraser, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.2 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Jenkins Ft Lupton | SR Jenkins, LLC | Ft. Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 29.0 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Fort Lupton | Public Service Co of Colorado | Ft. Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.2 GWh | Mar 1972 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil : 65.5% Natural Gas : 34.5% |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on March 2025 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Mar 2025 Generation |
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Weld County, CO | # 1 | 52 | 10.7 TWh |
Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 16 | 10.0 TWh |
El Paso County, CO | # 3 | 18 | 4.6 TWh |
Adams County, CO | # 4 | 31 | 4.5 TWh |
Moffat County, CO | # 5 | 3 | 4.1 TWh |
Logan County, CO | # 6 | 17 | 3.2 TWh |
Kit Carson County, CO | # 7 | 7 | 3.0 TWh |
Lincoln County, CO | # 8 | 5 | 2.6 TWh |
Morgan County, CO | # 9 | 9 | 2.3 TWh |
Elbert County, CO | # 10 | 2 | 2.2 TWh |
Routt County, CO | # 11 | 1 | 2.1 TWh |
Larimer County, CO | # 12 | 12 | 1.8 TWh |
Cheyenne County, CO | # 13 | 1 | 1.8 TWh |
Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 879.0 GWh |
Montrose County, CO | # 15 | 10 | 483.6 GWh |
Huerfano County, CO | # 16 | 4 | 449.4 GWh |
Denver County, CO | # 17 | 15 | 351.2 GWh |
Arapahoe County, CO | # 18 | 13 | 348.7 GWh |
Alamosa County, CO | # 19 | 9 | 298.7 GWh |
Bent County, CO | # 20 | 2 | 219.0 GWh |
Jefferson County, CO | # 21 | 9 | 178.6 GWh |
Gunnison County, CO | # 22 | 2 | 171.0 GWh |
Las Animas County, CO | # 23 | 4 | 144.2 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Mar 2025 Generation |
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Boulder County, CO | # 24 | 11 | 100.4 GWh |
Mesa County, CO | # 25 | 11 | 97.6 GWh |
Eagle County, CO | # 26 | 3 | 96.0 GWh |
Clear Creek County, CO | # 27 | 3 | 88.8 GWh |
Summit County, CO | # 28 | 2 | 60.0 GWh |
La Plata County, CO | # 29 | 3 | 49.0 GWh |
Garfield County, CO | # 30 | 12 | 43.9 GWh |
Montezuma County, CO | # 31 | 7 | 19.9 GWh |
Ouray County, CO | # 32 | 1 | 16.1 GWh |
Grand County, CO | # 33 | 3 | 15.8 GWh |
Baca County, CO | # 34 | 5 | 13.9 GWh |
Park County, CO | # 35 | 1 | 12.7 GWh |
Douglas County, CO | # 36 | 2 | 12.3 GWh |
Pitkin County, CO | # 37 | 2 | 11.8 GWh |
Chaffee County, CO | # 38 | 3 | 10.5 GWh |
Rio Blanco County, CO | # 39 | 3 | 7.5 GWh |
Conejos County, CO | # 40 | 2 | 7.4 GWh |
San Miguel County, CO | # 41 | 1 | 7.1 GWh |
Saguache County, CO | # 42 | 2 | 6.0 GWh |
Fremont County, CO | # 43 | 2 | 3.9 GWh |
Rio Grande County, CO | # 44 | 1 | 3.8 GWh |
Crowley County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.7 GWh |
Jackson County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 2.4 GWh |