Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
| Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont CO 1, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Canon City, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.9 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant | James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant | Pueblo, CO | PacifiCorp East (PACE) | 20.8 GWh | Apr 2019 | Dec 2023 | Water |
| SR Rattlesnake | SR Rattlesnake, LLC | Platteville, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 15.6 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Jack's Solar Garden | Jack's Solar Garden | Longmont, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.1 GWh | Sep 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Rock Creek 2 CSG | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Alamosa Solar South CSG | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.2 GWh | Dec 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mtn Solar 6 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.5 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber Solar PS11 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.4 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber BH CSG 2, LLC | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Ordway, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber Solar PS13 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.5 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| NSE Camber Solar PS5 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Jan 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 12 LLC(CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.7 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gilcrest V CSG | SunShare Management | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 9.6 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| TruStile Doors - Denver | SkyHigh 2 Solar | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.9 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 4 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 1 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Parachute, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.9 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 14 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.8 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 2 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.8 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 15 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.0 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 7 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Rifle, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.5 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 3 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Parachute, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.8 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pivot Solar 8 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.8 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oak Leaf Solar XVIII LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 13.9 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Pitkin County Solar | Coolangatta Solar LLC | Aspen, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 11.8 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Mtn. Solar 4 (CSG) | Standard Solar | Lakewood, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.3 GWh | Oct 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Vasquez V CSG | SunShare Management | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 8.2 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gilcrest Sun CSG | SunShare Management | Platteville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 4.3 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| DIA 8 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Denver, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 5.3 GWh | Jan 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Gaylord Rockies CHP | UE - 00602CO, LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 22.5 GWh | Apr 2022 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
| USS Giveback Solar LLC (CSG) | United States Solar Corporation | Pueblo, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 60.0 MWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cortez Solar 1, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.4 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cortez Solar 3, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.9 GWh | Feb 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Cortez Solar 2, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.3 GWh | Jun 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ash Mesa Solar, LLC | Ash Mesa Solar, LLC | Olathe, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 16.3 GWh | May 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Ameresco HCE Solar LLC | Ameresco HCE Solar LLC | Glenwood Springs, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.7 GWh | Jul 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 36) | Distributed Solar Development, LLC | Watkins, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 2.6 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 37) | Distributed Solar Development, LLC | Watkins, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.3 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 38) | Distributed Solar Development, LLC | Watkins, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.4 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 39) | Distributed Solar Development, LLC | Watkins, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.5 GWh | May 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 44) | Distributed Solar Development, LLC | Watkins, CO | Southwest Power Pool (SWPP) | 3.4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| East Victory Way Solar | East Victory Way Solar LLC | Craig, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 1.5 GWh | Oct 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Springfield Wind | Arkansas River Power Authority | Springfield, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 5.0 GWh | Jan 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
| CSWIND America Inc. | CS Wind America, Inc. | Pueblo, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.9 GWh | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
| Foothills Hydro Plant | Denver City & County-Foothills | Littleton, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.1 GWh | Apr 1985 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| South Canal Hydro-1 | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 16.6 GWh | May 2013 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| South Canal Hydro-3 | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 12.3 GWh | Jul 2013 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Shavano Falls Hydro | Shavano Falls Hydro LLC | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 10.8 GWh | May 2015 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 20.4 GWh | May 2015 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Drop 5 | Drop 5 Hydro LLC | Montrose, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 8.9 GWh | Feb 2017 | Nov 2023 | Water |
| Pole Hill | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 206.2 GWh | Dec 1953 | Oct 2023 | Water |
| Towaoc | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cortez, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 16.8 GWh | Apr 1993 | Oct 2023 | Water |
| Vallecito Hydroelectric | Ptarmigan Res & Engy Inc | Bayfield, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 25.7 GWh | Apr 1989 | Oct 2023 | Water |
| Ruxton Park | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Manitou Spring, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 1.8 GWh | Apr 1925 | Sep 2023 | Water |
| Big Thompson | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 5.3 GWh | Mar 1959 | Sep 2023 | Water |
| Sugarloaf Hydro Plant | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Leadville, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.9 GWh | Oct 1985 | Sep 2023 | Water |
| NSE Camber Solar PS6 LLC CSG | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 3.4 GWh | Jan 2022 | Aug 2023 | Solar |
| WWRF Solar Plant | SunE U6 Holdings LLC | Rifle, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 2.0 GWh | Jan 2009 | Jun 2023 | Solar |
| Venture 1 - 1A CSG | UXI CSG Venture 1 8301 LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 7.4 GWh | Apr 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
| Venture 2 - 1B | UXI CSG Venture 2 8302 LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 7.4 GWh | Aug 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
| Venture 3 - 1C | UXI CSG Venture 3 8303 LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 7.3 GWh | Aug 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
| Venture 4 - 1D | UXI CSG Venture 4 8304 LLC | Aurora, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 7.2 GWh | Aug 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
| Boulder Canyon Hydro | Boulder City of | Boulder, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 10.6 GWh | May 2013 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Georgetown Hydro | Public Service Co of Colorado | Georgetown, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 252.0 MWh | Dec 1905 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Marys Lake | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Estes Park, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 22.7 GWh | Apr 1951 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Redlands Water & Power | Redlands Water & Power Company | Grand Junction, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 6.6 GWh | Jul 1931 | Dec 2022 | Water |
| Denver Metro Solar | Denver Metro Solar LLC | Watkins, CO | Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO) | 3.6 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
| 3 MW LLC | 3 MW LLC | Somerset, CO | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region (WACM) | 2.6 GWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2022 | Other Gas |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on December 2023 generation numbers.| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2023 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 2.4 GWh |
| Crowley County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.7 GWh |
| Rio Grande County, CO | # 44 | 1 | 3.8 GWh |
| Fremont County, CO | # 43 | 2 | 3.9 GWh |
| Saguache County, CO | # 42 | 2 | 6.0 GWh |
| San Miguel County, CO | # 41 | 1 | 7.1 GWh |
| Conejos County, CO | # 40 | 2 | 7.4 GWh |
| Rio Blanco County, CO | # 39 | 3 | 7.5 GWh |
| Chaffee County, CO | # 38 | 3 | 10.5 GWh |
| Pitkin County, CO | # 37 | 2 | 11.8 GWh |
| Douglas County, CO | # 36 | 2 | 12.3 GWh |
| Park County, CO | # 35 | 1 | 12.7 GWh |
| Baca County, CO | # 34 | 5 | 13.9 GWh |
| Ouray County, CO | # 33 | 1 | 15.8 GWh |
| Grand County, CO | # 32 | 3 | 16.0 GWh |
| Montezuma County, CO | # 31 | 7 | 36.7 GWh |
| Garfield County, CO | # 30 | 12 | 45.9 GWh |
| Summit County, CO | # 29 | 2 | 60.0 GWh |
| La Plata County, CO | # 28 | 3 | 74.5 GWh |
| Las Animas County, CO | # 27 | 4 | 75.4 GWh |
| Eagle County, CO | # 26 | 3 | 97.0 GWh |
| Mesa County, CO | # 25 | 11 | 104.2 GWh |
| Boulder County, CO | # 24 | 11 | 108.0 GWh |
| County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2023 Generation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Creek County, CO | # 23 | 3 | 137.1 GWh |
| Gunnison County, CO | # 22 | 2 | 173.6 GWh |
| Jefferson County, CO | # 21 | 9 | 186.5 GWh |
| Bent County, CO | # 20 | 2 | 219.0 GWh |
| Alamosa County, CO | # 19 | 9 | 296.4 GWh |
| Arapahoe County, CO | # 18 | 13 | 304.0 GWh |
| Denver County, CO | # 17 | 15 | 314.0 GWh |
| Huerfano County, CO | # 16 | 4 | 460.8 GWh |
| Montrose County, CO | # 15 | 10 | 483.6 GWh |
| Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 861.6 GWh |
| Cheyenne County, CO | # 13 | 1 | 1.9 TWh |
| Larimer County, CO | # 12 | 12 | 1.9 TWh |
| Elbert County, CO | # 11 | 2 | 2.1 TWh |
| Routt County, CO | # 10 | 1 | 2.2 TWh |
| Lincoln County, CO | # 9 | 5 | 2.6 TWh |
| Kit Carson County, CO | # 8 | 7 | 2.7 TWh |
| Morgan County, CO | # 7 | 9 | 2.8 TWh |
| Logan County, CO | # 6 | 17 | 3.1 TWh |
| Adams County, CO | # 5 | 30 | 4.5 TWh |
| El Paso County, CO | # 4 | 18 | 4.8 TWh |
| Moffat County, CO | # 3 | 3 | 5.0 TWh |
| Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 16 | 10.0 TWh |
| Weld County, CO | # 1 | 52 | 11.2 TWh |