Summary of Electricity Activity in El Paso County, CO

Summary of El Paso County, CO Generation

El Paso County, CO is ranked #284 out of 2,083 U.S. counties nationwide and #4 out of 46 Colorado counties in terms of total annual net electricity generation.

Annual Generation	4.9 TWh
Annual Consumption	35.8 M MMBtu
Last Update	Mar 2024
Power Plants	18
Companies on File	10

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Overall National Rank

#284 /2,083 U.S. Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall State Rank

#4 /46 Colorado Counties

In Net Annual Generation

Overall Annual Net Geneneration

4.9 TWh

Total Annual Fuel Consumption

35.8 M MMBtu

Electric Companies in El Paso County, CO

El Paso County, CO
Power Plants

Annual Net Generation From natural gas power

2.6 TWh

National Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#231 /920 U.S. Counties

State Rank in Terms of natural gas Net Electricity Generation

#3 /14 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	#4 / 46	#284 / 2083	4.87 TWh	35.81 M MMBtu
Natural Gas	#3 / 14	#231 / 920	2.61 TWh	20.84 M MMBtu
Subbituminous Coal	#5 / 5	#80 / 117	990.76 GWh	10.55 M MMBtu
Wind	#8 / 11	#214 / 510	782.27 GWh	2.67 M MMBtu
Solar	#2 / 28	#98 / 1042	387.95 GWh	1.34 M MMBtu
Water	#5 / 22	#275 / 557	91.00 GWh	339.10 k MMBtu
Distillate Fuel Oil	#3 / 13	#162 / 755	7.01 GWh	78.68 k MMBtu

* Data is based on 12 months since Mar 2024.

Power Plants in El Paso County, CO

Plant	Utility Name	Generation	Consumption	Fuel Types
Front Range Power Plant	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	2.4 TWh	18.0 M MMBtu	Natural Gas
Ray D Nixon	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	997.8 GWh	10.6 M MMBtu	Subbituminous Coal : 99.3%
Golden West Power Partners LLC	Golden West Power Partners, LLC	782.3 GWh	2.7 M MMBtu	Wind
Palmer Solar	Duke Energy Renewables Services	158.7 GWh	541.5 k MMBtu	Solar
South Plant	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	135.8 GWh	1.4 M MMBtu	Natural Gas : 96.4% Distillate Fuel Oil : 3.6%
Pike Solar Hybrid	Duke Energy Renewables Services	97.0 GWh	330.9 k MMBtu	Solar
Grazing Yak Solar	Grazing Yak Solar, LLC	88.0 GWh	300.1 k MMBtu	Solar
Tesla	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	70.6 GWh	264.2 k MMBtu	Water
Fountain Valley Power Facility	Fountain Valley Power LLC	67.7 GWh	802.3 k MMBtu	Natural Gas
George Birdsall	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	36.8 GWh	533.9 k MMBtu	Natural Gas : 99.8%
Clear Spring Ranch PV Project	DG Colorado Solar, LLC	23.7 GWh	86.9 k MMBtu	Solar
Manitou Springs	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	19.0 GWh	69.7 k MMBtu	Water
AFA Solar Farm	Solar Star Colorado II LLC	12.0 GWh	44.3 k MMBtu	Solar
Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG	Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC	5.5 GWh	20.3 k MMBtu	Solar
Carson Solar I	Carson Solar 1 LLC	3.1 GWh	11.6 k MMBtu	Solar
Ruxton Park	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)	1.4 GWh	5.2 k MMBtu	Water
Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System	Department of the Army, Fort Carson	-270.0 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 Mar 2024.

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Electricity Generation for Neighboring Counties

National Rank	County	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#1245	Arapahoe County	197.2 GWh	11
#1927	Crowley County	4.0 GWh	1
#1121	Denver County	300.5 GWh	14
#1771	Douglas County	14.8 GWh	2
#477	Elbert County	2.3 TWh	1
#1925	Fremont County	4.1 GWh	2
#1221	Jefferson County	213.9 GWh	9
#437	Lincoln County	2.7 TWh	5
#1953	Park County	3.0 GWh	1
#102	Pueblo County	11.2 TWh	15

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2024

Electricity Generation for Cities Located in El Paso County, CO

State Rank	City	Net Generation	# Power Plants
#20	Calhan, CO	870.2 GWh	2
#31	Colorado Springs, CO	263.8 GWh	7
#5	Fountain, CO	3.7 TWh	6
#53	Manitou Springs, CO	20.4 GWh	2

* Net Generation data is based on the last 12 months since Mar 2024