Summary of Electricity Activity in Boulder, CO

Summary of Boulder, CO Generation

Boulder, CO is ranked #2,232 out of 5,559 U.S. cities nationwide and #39 out of 97 Colorado cities in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation	6.5 GWh
Annual Consumption	986.7 k MMBtu
Last Update	Feb 2025
Power Plants	10
Companies on File	6
Power Plants in 50 Mile Radius	141
Power Plants in 100 Mile Radius	193

Map of Top Producing Plants in Boulder, CO

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Overall National Rank

#2,232 /5,559 U.S. Cities

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#39 /97 Colorado Cities

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

104.0 GWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

986.7 k MMBtu

Electric Companies in Boulder, CO

Boulder, CO
Power Plants

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

53.2 GWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#837 /1,470 U.S. Cities

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#15 /22 Colorado Cities

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

	State Rank	National Rank	Generation	Fuel Consumption
All	#39 / 97	#2232 / 5559	104.03 GWh	986.66 k MMBtu
Natural Gas	#15 / 22	#837 / 1470	53.15 GWh	802.20 k MMBtu
Water	#9 / 28	#475 / 909	36.20 GWh	131.62 k MMBtu
Solar	#21 / 57	#1164 / 2766	14.67 GWh	52.72 k MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil	#16 / 16	#957 / 1033	6.32 MWh	121 MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Jan 2025.

Monthly Net Generation for Boulder, CO

Power Plants in Boulder, CO

Plant	Utility Name	Generation	Consumption	Fuel Types
Valmont Combustion Turbine Project	Public Service Co of Colorado	31.7 GWh	465.5 k MMBtu	Natural Gas
Valmont	Public Service Co of Colorado	16.9 GWh	256.4 k MMBtu	Natural Gas
IBM Solar	DG Colorado Solar, LLC	13.8 GWh	49.7 k MMBtu	Solar
Gross Hydro Plant	Denver City & County of	10.8 GWh	39.6 k MMBtu	Water
Boulder Canyon Hydro	Boulder City of	10.6 GWh	41.4 k MMBtu	Water
Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant	Boulder City of	8.7 GWh	31.4 k MMBtu	Water
Boulder City Lakewood Hydro	Boulder City of	8.7 GWh	31.4 k MMBtu	Water
Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro	Boulder City of	8.0 GWh	29.3 k MMBtu	Water
University of Colorado	University of Colorado	4.6 GWh	80.4 k MMBtu	Natural Gas : 99.9%
City of Boulder WWTP	SunE NLB-2, LLC	867.0 MWh	3.0 k MMBtu	Solar

* Data is based on the last 12 months since Feb 2025.

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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Cities

National Rank	City	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#3083	Arvada	27.8 GWh	3
#3901	Berthoud	9.5 GWh	1
#4778	Brighton	3.0 GWh	3
#3800	Erie	10.9 GWh	1
#1181	Fort Lupton	497.6 GWh	3
#2030	Golden	140.0 GWh	4
#4757	Lafayette	3.1 GWh	1
#4701	Lakewood	3.3 GWh	1
#	Longmont	-3.0 GWh	4
#3581	Mead	14.8 GWh	1

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Feb 2025