Summary of Electricity Activity in El Paso County, CO

Summary of El Paso County, CO Generation

El Paso County, CO is ranked #281 out of 2,116 U.S. counties nationwide and #3 out of 47 Colorado counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation	4.8 TWh
Annual Consumption	37.9 M MMBtu
Last Update	Jan 2025
Power Plants	18
Companies on File	10

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Overall National Rank

#281 /2,116 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#3 /47 Colorado Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

4.8 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

37.9 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO
Power Plants

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

2.1 TWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#247 /927 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#3 /15 Colorado Counties

Monthly Net Generation for El Paso County, CO

Net Generation by Fuel Source

Net Generation by Fuel Source Breakdown

	State Rank	National Rank	Generation	Fuel Consumption
All	#3 / 47	#281 / 2116	4.77 TWh	37.92 M MMBtu
Natural Gas	#3 / 15	#247 / 927	2.07 TWh	19.63 M MMBtu
Subbituminous Coal	#5 / 5	#72 / 112	1.05 TWh	12.29 M MMBtu
Wind	#8 / 12	#180 / 517	864.65 GWh	3.14 M MMBtu
Solar	#2 / 29	#51 / 1128	710.61 GWh	2.56 M MMBtu
Water	#5 / 23	#292 / 550	72.80 GWh	266.23 k MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil	#4 / 14	#226 / 730	2.71 GWh	41.96 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Jan 2025.

Power Plants in El Paso County, CO

Plant	Utility Name	Generation	Consumption	Fuel Types
Front Range Power Plant	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	1.7 TWh	14.2 M MMBtu	Natural Gas
Ray D Nixon	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	1.2 TWh	14.0 M MMBtu	Subbituminous Coal : 89.5% Natural Gas : 10.3%
Golden West Power Partners LLC	Golden West Power Partners, LLC	864.7 GWh	3.1 M MMBtu	Wind
Pike Solar Hybrid	Duke Energy Renewables Services	434.1 GWh	1.6 M MMBtu	Solar
South Plant	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	159.9 GWh	1.9 M MMBtu	Natural Gas : 99.8%
Palmer Solar	Duke Energy Renewables Services	148.1 GWh	531.9 k MMBtu	Solar
Fountain Valley Power Facility	Fountain Valley Power LLC	92.9 GWh	1.2 M MMBtu	Natural Gas
Grazing Yak Solar	Grazing Yak Solar, LLC	84.3 GWh	302.4 k MMBtu	Solar
Tesla	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	56.4 GWh	206.1 k MMBtu	Water
George Birdsall	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	46.4 GWh	620.8 k MMBtu	Natural Gas
Clear Spring Ranch PV Project	DG Colorado Solar, LLC	20.2 GWh	72.6 k MMBtu	Solar
Manitou Springs	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	14.6 GWh	53.7 k MMBtu	Water
AFA Solar Farm	Solar Star Colorado II LLC	11.0 GWh	39.4 k MMBtu	Solar
Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG	Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC	10.0 GWh	35.0 k MMBtu	Solar
Carson Solar I	Carson Solar 1 LLC	3.0 GWh	10.8 k MMBtu	Solar
Ruxton Park	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	1.8 GWh	6.4 k MMBtu	Water
Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System	Department of the Army, Fort Carson	-317.0 MWh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available
SECC	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	0.0 Wh	0 MMBtu	No Information Available

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

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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National Rank	County	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1090	Arapahoe County	349.1 GWh	13
#1972	Crowley County	3.7 GWh	1
#1111	Denver County	331.4 GWh	15
#1826	Douglas County	12.3 GWh	2
#469	Elbert County	2.3 TWh	2
#1969	Fremont County	3.9 GWh	2
#1273	Jefferson County	184.8 GWh	9
#425	Lincoln County	2.7 TWh	5
#1820	Park County	12.7 GWh	1
#109	Pueblo County	10.1 TWh	16

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

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in El Paso County, CO

State Rank	City	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#19	Calhan, CO	948.9 GWh	2
#32	Colorado Springs, CO	286.6 GWh	7
#5	Fountain, CO	3.5 TWh	6
#55	Manitou Springs, CO	16.4 GWh	2

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