Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Comanche (CO) | Public Service Co of Colorado | Pueblo, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 6.3 TWh | May 1973 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 97.8% Natural Gas : 2.2% |
Craig (CO) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Craig, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 4.3 TWh | Oct 1979 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.6% |
Fort St Vrain | Public Service Co of Colorado | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.8 TWh | Apr 1996 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Cherokee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.4 TWh | May 1962 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Keenesburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.9 TWh | Apr 2004 | Feb 2025 | Natural Gas |
Rush Creek Wind | Public Service Co of Colorado | Matheson, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.2 TWh | Nov 2018 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Hayden | Public Service Co of Colorado | Hayden, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.0 TWh | Jun 1965 | Apr 2025 | Bituminous Coal : 99.8% |
Pawnee | Public Service Co of Colorado | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.9 TWh | Oct 1981 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 99.3% Natural Gas : 0.7% |
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Public Service Co of Colorado | Cheyenne Wells, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.7 TWh | Jul 2020 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Black Hills Service Company LLC | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.6 TWh | Dec 2011 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Rawhide | Platte River Power Authority | Wellington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.4 TWh | Mar 1984 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 90.6% Natural Gas : 9.4% |
Front Range Power Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.4 TWh | Mar 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Ray D Nixon | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.3 TWh | Mar 1980 | Apr 2025 | Subbituminous Coal : 90.1% Natural Gas : 9.8% |
Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Bronco Plains Wind, LLC | Flagler, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.1 TWh | Aug 2020 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Golden West Power Partners LLC | Golden West Power Partners, LLC | Calhan, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 839.3 GWh | Sep 2015 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
JM Shafer Generating Station | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | Ft. Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 835.3 GWh | May 1994 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Niyol Wind, LLC | Niyol Wind, LLC | Fleming, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 826.4 GWh | Oct 2021 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Cedar Creek Wind | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 710.5 GWh | Oct 2007 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC | Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC | Kit Carson, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 702.7 GWh | Nov 2023 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Limon III Wind LLC | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 689.6 GWh | Jul 2014 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Peetz Table Wind Energy | FPL Peetz Table Wind Energy | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 687.0 GWh | Aug 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Cedar Point Wind | Cedar Point LLC | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 676.5 GWh | Apr 2011 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Neptune Energy Center Hybrid | Neptune Energy Center, LLC | Boone, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 669.1 GWh | May 2023 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Cedar Creek II | AE Power Services LLC | New Raymer, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 621.7 GWh | Feb 2011 | Apr 2025 | 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 |
Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 603.2 GWh | Sep 2020 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Colorado Green Holdings LLC | Avangrid Power LLC | Lamar, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 594.9 GWh | Nov 2003 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Bighorn Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 592.5 GWh | Oct 2021 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Panorama Wind, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 587.1 GWh | May 2022 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Limon Wind I | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 581.0 GWh | Oct 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Northern Colorado Wind LLC | Northern Colorado Wind LLC | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 557.5 GWh | Jul 2009 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid | Thunder Wolf Energy Center, LLC | Avondale, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 544.6 GWh | May 2023 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Blue Spruce Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 536.9 GWh | Apr 2003 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
Spindle Hill Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Fort Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 526.1 GWh | Apr 2007 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
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 II | Limon | Limon, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 486.0 GWh | Oct 2012 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Sun Mountain Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Unincorporated Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 450.8 GWh | Nov 2022 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Pike Solar Hybrid | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Fountain, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 440.7 GWh | Nov 2023 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC. | EDP Renewables North America LLC | Seibert, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 408.2 GWh | Mar 2021 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
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 |
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 |
Twin Buttes II Wind | Avangrid Power LLC | Lamar, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 299.3 GWh | Nov 2017 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project | SWG Arapahoe, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 283.3 GWh | Apr 2000 | Apr 2025 | 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% |
Manchief Electric Generating Station | Public Service Co of Colorado | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 259.1 GWh | May 2000 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
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 |
Twin Buttes Wind Project | Avangrid Power LLC | Lamar, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 233.0 GWh | Jun 2007 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Comanche Solar | Onward Energy | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 232.4 GWh | Aug 2016 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
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% |
Hunter Solar, LLC (CO) | Hunter Solar, LLC | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 208.2 GWh | Nov 2023 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 200.4 GWh | May 2021 | Apr 2025 | 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 |
Flatiron | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 179.6 GWh | Dec 1953 | Apr 2025 | Water |
South Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 177.1 GWh | Oct 1962 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.9% |
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 |
Busch Ranch II Wind Farm | Black Hills Electric Generation LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 161.8 GWh | Oct 2019 | Apr 2025 | Wind |
Spring Canyon | Invenergy Services LLC | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 154.4 GWh | Jan 2006 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Brush Generation Facility | Brush Power LLC | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 153.7 GWh | Sep 1990 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
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 |
Palmer Solar | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 144.4 GWh | Mar 2020 | Apr 2025 | 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 |
Fountain Valley Power Facility | Fountain Valley Power LLC | Fountain, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 136.9 GWh | Jun 2001 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Colorado Energy Nations Company | Molson Coors USA LLC | Golden, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 135.5 GWh | Aug 1976 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Hooper Solar | Solar Star Colorado III, LLC | Mosca, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 118.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Cabin Creek | Public Service Co of Colorado | Georgetown, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 108.8 GWh | May 1967 | Apr 2025 | Water |
Spanish Peaks Solar | Spanish Peaks Solar LLC | Trinidad, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 105.1 GWh | Nov 2024 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Titan Solar | Titan Solar, LLC | Deer Trail, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 94.8 GWh | Nov 2018 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Estes | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 86.5 GWh | Aug 1950 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Busch Ranch Wind Energy Farm | Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Walsenburg, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 83.7 GWh | Sep 2012 | Dec 2024 | Wind |
Grazing Yak Solar | Grazing Yak Solar, LLC | Calhan, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 83.7 GWh | Oct 2019 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
San Isabel Solar, LLC | San Isabel Solar, LLC | Trinidad, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 75.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Apr 2025 | 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 |
San Luis Valley Solar Ranch | Avangrid Power LLC | Mosca, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 70.8 GWh | Nov 2011 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Tesla | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 62.4 GWh | Mar 1997 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Bison Solar LLC | Bison Solar LLC | Wellington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 61.4 GWh | Sep 2016 | Apr 2025 | Solar |
Green Mountain | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Kremmling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 57.8 GWh | Apr 1943 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC Biomass | Eagle Valley Clean Energy LLC | Gypsum, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 57.1 GWh | Nov 2013 | Apr 2024 | Wood/Wood Waste Solids |
Ridge Crest Wind Partners | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Peetz, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 51.4 GWh | Nov 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant | Harvest Midstream Co | Durango, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 48.1 GWh | Nov 1984 | Apr 2025 | Waste Heat |
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 |
Valmont Combustion Turbine Project | Public Service Co of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 46.0 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2024 | Natural Gas |
Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Wellington, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 43.7 GWh | Feb 2021 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Greater Sandhill I | Greater Sandhill I LLC | Mosca, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 43.4 GWh | Aug 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District | ENGIE Denver Metro LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 37.1 GWh | Mar 1985 | Apr 2025 | Other Biomass Gas |
Alamosa Solar | Solar of Alamosa LLC | Mosca, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 35.1 GWh | Mar 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Platte Solar Farm | SR Platte, LLC | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 34.5 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
SR Jenkins Ft Lupton | SR Jenkins, LLC | Ft. Lupton, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 30.9 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Victory Solar LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Bennett, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 29.2 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Shoshone (CO) | Public Service Co of Colorado | Glenwood Springs, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 27.9 GWh | May 1909 | Dec 2024 | Water |
CSWIND America Inc. | CS Wind America, Inc. | Pueblo, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 27.2 GWh | Sep 2023 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Upper Molina | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Molina, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 23.8 GWh | Nov 1962 | Nov 2024 | Water |
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 23.0 GWh | May 2015 | Oct 2024 | Water |
Gaylord Rockies CHP | Unison Energy LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 22.5 GWh | Apr 2022 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
American Gypsum Cogeneration | Eagle Materials Co LLC | Gypsum, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 22.3 GWh | Feb 1990 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas : 99.0% Distillate Fuel Oil : 1.0% |
James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant | James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant | Pueblo, CO | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 20.8 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Valmont | Public Service Co of Colorado | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 19.7 GWh | Apr 1964 | Apr 2025 | Natural Gas |
Ash Mesa Solar, LLC | Ash Mesa Solar, LLC | Olathe, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 19.3 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
Vallecito Hydroelectric | Ptarmigan Res & Engy Inc | Bayfield, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 19.1 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2024 | Water |
Clear Spring Ranch PV Project | DG Colorado Solar, LLC | Fountain, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 19.0 GWh | Sep 2016 | Dec 2024 | Solar |
South Canal Hydro-1 | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 18.9 GWh | May 2013 | Oct 2024 | Water |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on April 2025 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2025 Generation |
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Weld County, CO | # 1 | 56 | 10.8 TWh |
Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 17 | 10.4 TWh |
El Paso County, CO | # 3 | 19 | 4.6 TWh |
Adams County, CO | # 4 | 37 | 4.6 TWh |
Moffat County, CO | # 5 | 3 | 4.3 TWh |
Logan County, CO | # 6 | 17 | 3.3 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 | 2.0 TWh |
Larimer County, CO | # 12 | 12 | 2.0 TWh |
Cheyenne County, CO | # 13 | 1 | 1.7 TWh |
Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 906.8 GWh |
Montrose County, CO | # 15 | 10 | 552.6 GWh |
Huerfano County, CO | # 16 | 4 | 448.4 GWh |
Arapahoe County, CO | # 17 | 14 | 352.6 GWh |
Denver County, CO | # 18 | 9 | 336.4 GWh |
Alamosa County, CO | # 19 | 9 | 303.0 GWh |
Gunnison County, CO | # 20 | 2 | 246.8 GWh |
Bent County, CO | # 21 | 2 | 233.0 GWh |
Las Animas County, CO | # 22 | 4 | 180.3 GWh |
Jefferson County, CO | # 23 | 9 | 169.3 GWh |
Boulder County, CO | # 24 | 11 | 114.5 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Apr 2025 Generation |
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Clear Creek County, CO | # 25 | 3 | 108.8 GWh |
Eagle County, CO | # 26 | 3 | 98.1 GWh |
Mesa County, CO | # 27 | 13 | 73.8 GWh |
La Plata County, CO | # 28 | 4 | 72.8 GWh |
Summit County, CO | # 29 | 2 | 69.8 GWh |
Garfield County, CO | # 30 | 12 | 54.1 GWh |
Montezuma County, CO | # 31 | 9 | 35.2 GWh |
Grand County, CO | # 32 | 3 | 18.8 GWh |
Ouray County, CO | # 33 | 1 | 16.4 GWh |
Park County, CO | # 34 | 1 | 14.6 GWh |
Rio Blanco County, CO | # 35 | 3 | 13.4 GWh |
Douglas County, CO | # 36 | 2 | 11.4 GWh |
Chaffee County, CO | # 37 | 3 | 10.1 GWh |
Pitkin County, CO | # 38 | 2 | 9.3 GWh |
Conejos County, CO | # 39 | 2 | 7.2 GWh |
San Miguel County, CO | # 40 | 1 | 6.6 GWh |
Baca County, CO | # 41 | 5 | 5.5 GWh |
Saguache County, CO | # 42 | 2 | 5.1 GWh |
Fremont County, CO | # 43 | 2 | 3.9 GWh |
Crowley County, CO | # 44 | 1 | 3.9 GWh |
Rio Grande County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.1 GWh |
Jackson County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 2.3 GWh |
Broomfield County, CO | # 47 | 1 | 719.0 MWh |