Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Lower Molina | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Molina, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 12.1 GWh | Nov 1962 | Nov 2024 | Water |
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% |
LPEA Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility | La Plata Electric Assn, Inc | Durango, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 4.6 GWh | Jun 2024 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Lamar Plant | City of Lamar - (CO) | Lamar, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 12.6 GWh | Dec 1945 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Logan Wind Energy | Logan Wind Energy LLC | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 509.7 GWh | Sep 2007 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Limon Wind I | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 581.0 GWh | Oct 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Limon Wind II | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 486.0 GWh | Oct 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Limon III Wind LLC | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 689.6 GWh | Jul 2014 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Logan 1 Community Solar Array | MN8 Energy LLC | Sterling, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.5 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Lafayette Horizon Solar CSG LLC | AES Distributed Energy | Lafayette, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.6 GWh | Jan 2019 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on December 2024 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2024 Generation |
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Broomfield County, CO | # 47 | 1 | 719.0 MWh |
Jackson County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 2.3 GWh |
Rio Grande County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.1 GWh |
Crowley County, CO | # 44 | 1 | 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 |
San Miguel County, CO | # 40 | 1 | 6.6 GWh |
Conejos County, CO | # 39 | 2 | 7.2 GWh |
Pitkin County, CO | # 38 | 2 | 9.3 GWh |
Chaffee County, CO | # 37 | 3 | 10.1 GWh |
Douglas County, CO | # 36 | 2 | 11.4 GWh |
Rio Blanco County, CO | # 35 | 3 | 13.4 GWh |
Park County, CO | # 34 | 1 | 14.6 GWh |
Ouray County, CO | # 33 | 1 | 16.4 GWh |
Grand County, CO | # 32 | 3 | 18.8 GWh |
Montezuma County, CO | # 31 | 9 | 35.2 GWh |
Garfield County, CO | # 30 | 12 | 54.1 GWh |
Summit County, CO | # 29 | 2 | 69.8 GWh |
La Plata County, CO | # 28 | 4 | 72.8 GWh |
Mesa County, CO | # 27 | 13 | 73.8 GWh |
Eagle County, CO | # 26 | 3 | 98.1 GWh |
Clear Creek County, CO | # 25 | 3 | 108.8 GWh |
Boulder County, CO | # 24 | 11 | 114.5 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2024 Generation |
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Jefferson County, CO | # 23 | 9 | 169.3 GWh |
Las Animas County, CO | # 22 | 4 | 180.3 GWh |
Bent County, CO | # 21 | 2 | 233.0 GWh |
Gunnison County, CO | # 20 | 2 | 246.8 GWh |
Alamosa County, CO | # 19 | 9 | 303.0 GWh |
Denver County, CO | # 18 | 9 | 336.4 GWh |
Arapahoe County, CO | # 17 | 14 | 352.6 GWh |
Huerfano County, CO | # 16 | 4 | 448.4 GWh |
Montrose County, CO | # 15 | 10 | 552.6 GWh |
Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 906.8 GWh |
Cheyenne County, CO | # 13 | 1 | 1.7 TWh |
Larimer County, CO | # 12 | 12 | 2.0 TWh |
Routt County, CO | # 11 | 1 | 2.0 TWh |
Elbert County, CO | # 10 | 2 | 2.2 TWh |
Morgan County, CO | # 9 | 9 | 2.3 TWh |
Lincoln County, CO | # 8 | 5 | 2.6 TWh |
Kit Carson County, CO | # 7 | 7 | 3.0 TWh |
Logan County, CO | # 6 | 17 | 3.3 TWh |
Moffat County, CO | # 5 | 3 | 4.3 TWh |
Adams County, CO | # 4 | 37 | 4.6 TWh |
El Paso County, CO | # 3 | 19 | 4.6 TWh |
Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 17 | 10.4 TWh |
Weld County, CO | # 1 | 56 | 10.8 TWh |