Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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Manchief Electric Generating Station | Public Service Co of Colorado | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 329.1 GWh | May 2000 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
Metro Wastewater Reclamation District | Colorado Energy Nations Company, LLC | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 40.5 GWh | Mar 1985 | Jun 2024 | Other Biomass Gas |
Mesa PV1 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Grand Junction, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.4 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mesa CSG 2 Massicotte | Standard Solar | Palisade, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.1 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mesa CSG 1 Murdock | Standard Solar | Grand Junction, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.7 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mtn. Solar 1 | Standard Solar | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.6 GWh | Jul 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mtn. Solar 2 | Standard Solar | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.7 GWh | Aug 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mtn. Solar 3 CSG | Standard Solar | Brush, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.1 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Monte Vista Solar 2 CSG, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Monte Vista, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.0 GWh | Apr 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mtn Solar 6 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Mtn. Solar 4 (CSG) | Standard Solar | Lakewood, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.5 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Manitou Springs | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Manitou Spring, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 15.7 GWh | Apr 1927 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Morrow Point | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 222.6 GWh | Nov 1970 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Marys Lake | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 25.3 GWh | Apr 1951 | Dec 2022 | Water |
McPhee | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 867.8 MWh | Nov 1992 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC | Leeward Asset Management, LLC | Grover, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 560.2 GWh | Sep 2020 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on June 2024 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Jun 2024 Generation |
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Weld County, CO | # 1 | 52 | 11.8 TWh |
Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 16 | 11.0 TWh |
Moffat County, CO | # 3 | 3 | 5.6 TWh |
El Paso County, CO | # 4 | 18 | 4.9 TWh |
Adams County, CO | # 5 | 30 | 4.8 TWh |
Logan County, CO | # 6 | 17 | 3.4 TWh |
Morgan County, CO | # 7 | 9 | 3.2 TWh |
Lincoln County, CO | # 8 | 5 | 2.8 TWh |
Kit Carson County, CO | # 9 | 7 | 2.8 TWh |
Routt County, CO | # 10 | 1 | 2.5 TWh |
Elbert County, CO | # 11 | 1 | 2.3 TWh |
Larimer County, CO | # 12 | 12 | 2.1 TWh |
Cheyenne County, CO | # 13 | 1 | 2.0 TWh |
Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 931.7 GWh |
Huerfano County, CO | # 15 | 4 | 501.6 GWh |
Montrose County, CO | # 16 | 10 | 428.5 GWh |
Alamosa County, CO | # 17 | 9 | 318.8 GWh |
Denver County, CO | # 18 | 15 | 300.1 GWh |
Arapahoe County, CO | # 19 | 13 | 265.1 GWh |
Bent County, CO | # 20 | 2 | 238.7 GWh |
Jefferson County, CO | # 21 | 9 | 203.9 GWh |
Clear Creek County, CO | # 22 | 3 | 146.4 GWh |
Gunnison County, CO | # 23 | 2 | 137.1 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Jun 2024 Generation |
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Boulder County, CO | # 24 | 11 | 107.2 GWh |
Eagle County, CO | # 25 | 3 | 104.7 GWh |
Mesa County, CO | # 26 | 11 | 87.7 GWh |
Las Animas County, CO | # 27 | 3 | 83.1 GWh |
La Plata County, CO | # 28 | 3 | 67.2 GWh |
Summit County, CO | # 29 | 2 | 62.0 GWh |
Garfield County, CO | # 30 | 12 | 50.8 GWh |
Montezuma County, CO | # 31 | 7 | 23.4 GWh |
Ouray County, CO | # 32 | 1 | 23.3 GWh |
Grand County, CO | # 33 | 3 | 17.0 GWh |
Baca County, CO | # 34 | 5 | 15.9 GWh |
Douglas County, CO | # 35 | 2 | 13.2 GWh |
Park County, CO | # 36 | 1 | 12.8 GWh |
Pitkin County, CO | # 37 | 2 | 12.4 GWh |
Chaffee County, CO | # 38 | 3 | 9.5 GWh |
Rio Blanco County, CO | # 39 | 3 | 8.2 GWh |
Conejos County, CO | # 40 | 2 | 7.8 GWh |
San Miguel County, CO | # 41 | 1 | 7.5 GWh |
Saguache County, CO | # 42 | 2 | 6.5 GWh |
Fremont County, CO | # 43 | 2 | 4.1 GWh |
Rio Grande County, CO | # 44 | 1 | 4.0 GWh |
Crowley County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.9 GWh |
Jackson County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 2.5 GWh |