Directory of Power Plants in Colorado
Plant Name | Utility | Location | Balancing Authority | Annual Generation | Plant Date | Last Update | Fuel Types |
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3 MW LLC | 3 MW LLC | Somerset, CO | (WACM) | 3.2 GWh | Jun 2013 | Dec 2022 | Other Gas |
Xcel Adams 2 Community Solar Array | MN8 Energy LLC | Watkins, CO | (PSCO) | 3.7 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Xcel Adams 1 Community Solar Array | MN8 Energy LLC | Watkins, CO | (PSCO) | 3.7 GWh | Aug 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
WWRF Solar Plant | SunE U6 Holdings LLC | Rifle, CO | (PSCO) | 2.2 GWh | Jan 2009 | Jun 2023 | Solar |
Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant | Harvest Midstream Co | Durango, CO | (WACM) | 51.3 GWh | Nov 1984 | Jun 2024 | Waste Heat |
Williams Fork Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Parshall, CO | (WACM) | 9.5 GWh | Jun 1959 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Whiskey Hill Solar | Mountain Parks Services, Inc. | Walden, CO | (WACM) | 2.5 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan | Western Sugar Cooperative | Fort Morgan, CO | (PSCO) | 8.3 GWh | Aug 1947 | Feb 2024 | Natural Gas |
Weld 1 Community Solar Array | MN8 Energy LLC | Platteville, CO | (PSCO) | 3.6 GWh | Sep 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Vilas Solar Array | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Springfield, CO | (PSCO) | 10.9 GWh | Nov 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Victory Solar LLC | Duke Energy Renewables Services | Bennett, CO | (PSCO) | 28.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Vestas Towers America, Inc. | CS Wind America, Inc. | Pueblo, CO | (WACM) | 2.6 GWh | Mar 2010 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Venture 4 - 1D | UXI CSG Venture 4 8304 LLC | Aurora, CO | (PSCO) | 7.4 GWh | Aug 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
Venture 3 - 1C | UXI CSG Venture 3 8303 LLC | Aurora, CO | (PSCO) | 7.5 GWh | Aug 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
Venture 2 - 1B | UXI CSG Venture 2 8302 LLC | Aurora, CO | (PSCO) | 7.6 GWh | Aug 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
Venture 1 - 1A CSG | UXI CSG Venture 1 8301 LLC | Aurora, CO | (PSCO) | 7.6 GWh | Apr 2021 | Jan 2023 | Solar |
Vasquez V CSG | SunShare Management | Platteville, CO | (PSCO) | 8.7 GWh | Nov 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Valmont Combustion Turbine Project | Public Service Co of Colorado | Boulder, CO | (PSCO) | 33.0 GWh | Apr 2000 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Valmont | Public Service Co of Colorado | Boulder, CO | (PSCO) | 11.6 GWh | Apr 1964 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
Valley View Solar | SR Clinch, LLC | Greeley, CO | (WACM) | 10.2 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Vallecito Hydroelectric | Ptarmigan Res & Engy Inc | Bayfield, CO | (WACM) | 15.0 GWh | Apr 1989 | Dec 2022 | Water |
USS Giveback Solar LLC (CSG) | United States Solar Corporation | Pueblo, CO | (PSCO) | 60.0 MWh | Nov 2023 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Upper Molina | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Molina, CO | (WACM) | 21.3 GWh | Nov 1962 | Dec 2022 | Water |
University of Colorado | University of Colorado | Boulder, CO | (PSCO) | 3.9 GWh | Jul 1992 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.7% |
Twin Buttes Wind Project | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Lamar, CO | (PSCO) | 238.7 GWh | Jun 2007 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Twin Buttes II Wind | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Lamar, CO | (WACM) | 300.0 GWh | Nov 2017 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
TruStile Doors - Denver | SkyHigh 2 Solar | Denver, CO | (PSCO) | 1.2 GWh | Jan 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Trout Creek Solar | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Buena Vista, CO | (PSCO) | 4.2 GWh | Dec 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Trinidad (CO) | City of Trinidad - (CO) | Trinidad, CO | (WACM) | 27.6 MWh | Apr 1950 | Dec 2023 | Distillate Fuel Oil |
Tri-County Water Hydropower Project | Tri-County Water Conservancy District | Ridgway, CO | (WACM) | 23.3 GWh | Mar 2014 | Jun 2024 | Water |
Towaoc | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Cortez, CO | (WACM) | 8.0 GWh | Apr 1993 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Tom Sifers Solar | Mountain Parks Services, Inc. | Fraser, CO | (WACM) | 2.4 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Titan Solar | Titan Solar, LLC | Deer Trail, CO | (PSCO) | 107.4 GWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid | Thunder Wolf Energy Center, LLC | Avondale, CO | (PSCO) | 614.0 GWh | May 2023 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Tesla | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | (WACM) | 60.4 GWh | Mar 1997 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility | Rio Blanco Water Conserv Dist | Rangely, CO | (WACM) | 320.4 MWh | Mar 1993 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Tacoma | Public Service Co of Colorado | Durango, CO | (WACM) | 946.0 MWh | May 1905 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Sunnyside Ranch Community Solar Array | Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc | Carbondale, CO | (PSCO) | 2.8 GWh | Mar 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SunE Alamosa | SunE Alamosa1 LLC | Hooper, CO | (PSCO) | 12.0 GWh | Nov 2007 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Sun Mountain Solar 1 | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC | Unincorporated Pueblo, CO | (PSCO) | 523.9 GWh | Nov 2022 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Sugarloaf Hydro Plant | Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, LLC | Leadville, CO | (PSCO) | 3.9 GWh | Oct 1985 | Sep 2023 | Water |
Strontia Springs Hydro Plant | Denver City & County of | Littleton, CO | (PSCO) | 7.7 GWh | Jun 1986 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Sterling PV 3 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Sterling, CO | (PSCO) | 3.5 GWh | Nov 2014 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Skylark C | SR Skylark C, LLC | Windsor, CO | (WACM) | 2.6 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Skylark B | SR Skylark B, LLC | Severance, CO | (WACM) | 4.1 GWh | Aug 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Rattlesnake | SR Rattlesnake, LLC | Platteville, CO | (WACM) | 16.4 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Platte Solar Farm | SR Platte, LLC | Platteville, CO | (PSCO) | 35.6 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Mavericks | SR Mavericks, LLC | Mead, CO | (WACM) | 15.4 GWh | Nov 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Kersey II | SR Kersey II, LLC | Kersey, CO | (WACM) | 2.1 GWh | Nov 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Kersey | SR Kersey, LLC | Kersey, CO | (WACM) | 7.5 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SR Jenkins Ft Lupton | SR Jenkins, LLC | Ft. Lupton, CO | (PSCO) | 30.6 GWh | Apr 2016 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Springfield Wind | Arkansas River Power Authority | Springfield, CO | (PSCO) | 5.0 GWh | Jan 2004 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Ctr | Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Ctr | Peetz, CO | (PSCO) | 255.2 GWh | Sep 2014 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Spring Canyon | Invenergy Services LLC | Peetz, CO | (PSCO) | 33.2 GWh | Jan 2006 | Dec 2022 | Wind |
Spindle Hill Energy Center | Invenergy Services LLC | Fort Lupton, CO | (PSCO) | 343.6 GWh | Apr 2007 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 99.1% Distillate Fuel Oil : 0.9% |
South Plant | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Colorado Springs, CO | (WACM) | 139.6 GWh | Oct 1962 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas : 97.5% Distillate Fuel Oil : 2.5% |
South Canal Hydro-3 | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Montrose, CO | (WACM) | 13.1 GWh | Jul 2013 | Nov 2023 | Water |
South Canal Hydro-1 | Delta-Montrose Electric Association | Montrose, CO | (WACM) | 17.7 GWh | May 2013 | Nov 2023 | Water |
Solar of Alamosa | Solar of Alamosa LLC | Mosca, CO | (PSCO) | 37.2 GWh | Mar 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
SMPA Solar 1 Community Solar | San Miguel Power Assn, Inc | Bedrock, CO | (PSCO) | 1.9 GWh | Nov 2012 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Skylark | SR Clinch, LLC | Severance, CO | (WACM) | 9.3 GWh | Nov 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Shoshone (CO) | Public Service Co of Colorado | Glenwood Springs, CO | (PSCO) | 28.3 GWh | May 1909 | Dec 2023 | Water |
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project | Montrose, CO | (WACM) | 21.8 GWh | May 2015 | Nov 2023 | Water |
Shavano Falls Hydro | Shavano Falls Hydro LLC | Montrose, CO | (WACM) | 11.6 GWh | May 2015 | Nov 2023 | Water |
San Luis Valley Solar Ranch | Avangrid Renewables LLC | Mosca, CO | (PSCO) | 78.9 GWh | Nov 2011 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
San Luis Valley Solar Array | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Center, CO | (PSCO) | 6.5 GWh | Oct 2017 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
San Luis Solar Garden | AES Distributed Energy | Antonito, CO | (PSCO) | 3.4 GWh | Jul 2017 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
San Isabel Solar, LLC | San Isabel Solar, LLC | Trinidad, CO | (PSCO) | 83.1 GWh | Nov 2016 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Salida | Public Service Co of Colorado | Salida, CO | (PSCO) | 1.2 GWh | May 1908 | Dec 2023 | Water |
RV CSU Power LLC | RV CSU Power LLC | Fort Collins, CO | (PSCO) | 2.6 GWh | Nov 2009 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
RV CSU Power II LLC | RV CSU Power II LLC | Fort Collins, CO | (PSCO) | 2.9 GWh | Nov 2010 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Ruxton Park | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Manitou Spring, CO | (WACM) | 1.9 GWh | Apr 1925 | Sep 2023 | Water |
Rush Creek Wind | Public Service Co of Colorado | Matheson, CO | (PSCO) | 2.3 TWh | Nov 2018 | Jun 2024 | Wind |
Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Public Service Co of Colorado | Keenesburg, CO | (PSCO) | 2.8 TWh | Apr 2004 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
Rock Creek 2 CSG | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Alamosa, CO | (WACM) | 3.9 GWh | Nov 2020 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Riverview Solar | Highline Services, LLC | Sterling, CO | (WACM) | 3.6 GWh | Oct 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Ridge Crest Wind Partners | Terra-Gen Operating Co-Wind | Peetz, CO | (PSCO) | 57.2 GWh | Nov 2001 | Dec 2023 | Wind |
Redlands Water & Power | Redlands Water & Power Company | Grand Junction, CO | (PSCO) | 7.0 GWh | Jul 1931 | Dec 2022 | Water |
Ray D Nixon | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | Fountain, CO | (WACM) | 1.0 TWh | Mar 1980 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 98.8% Natural Gas : 1.0% |
Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Wellington, CO | (PSCO) | 51.6 GWh | Feb 2021 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Rawhide | Platte River Power Authority | Wellington, CO | (PSCO) | 1.4 TWh | Mar 1984 | Jun 2024 | Subbituminous Coal : 90.4% Natural Gas : 9.5% |
Quincy Solar | Terraform Arcadia | Watkins, CO | (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Aug 2018 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Quincy II Solar Garden | AEP Onsite Partners, LLC | Aurora, CO | (PSCO) | 3.3 GWh | Apr 2018 | Dec 2022 | Solar |
Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Black Hills Service Company LLC | Pueblo, CO | (PSCO) | 1.6 TWh | Dec 2011 | Jun 2024 | Natural Gas |
Pole Hill | U S Bureau of Reclamation | Loveland, CO | (WACM) | 214.4 GWh | Dec 1953 | Oct 2023 | Water |
Platteville Solar CSG, LLC | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Platteville, CO | (PSCO) | 3.1 GWh | Dec 2019 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Plains End II LLC | Plains End Operating Services LLC | Arvada, CO | (PSCO) | 22.8 GWh | Apr 2008 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Plains End | Plains End Operating Services LLC | Arvada, CO | (PSCO) | 6.5 GWh | Apr 2002 | Dec 2023 | Natural Gas |
Pivot Solar 8 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | (WACM) | 3.9 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 7 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Rifle, CO | (WACM) | 3.7 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 4 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Platteville, CO | (WACM) | 3.9 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 3 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Parachute, CO | (WACM) | 4.0 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 2 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | (WACM) | 3.9 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 15 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | (WACM) | 2.0 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 14 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Brush, CO | (WACM) | 3.9 GWh | Nov 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 12 LLC(CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Sterling, CO | (WACM) | 1.8 GWh | Feb 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pivot Solar 1 LLC (CSG) | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Parachute, CO | (WACM) | 2.0 GWh | Jun 2022 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pitkin County Solar | Coolangatta Solar LLC | Aspen, CO | (WACM) | 12.4 GWh | Sep 2021 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC | Bennett, CO | (PSCO) | 210.0 GWh | May 2021 | Jun 2024 | Solar |
Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG | Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC | Colorado Springs, CO | (WACM) | 10.3 GWh | Jun 2015 | Dec 2023 | Solar |
Browse Power Plants By Colorado Counties
Figures are based on December 2022 generation numbers.County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
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Jackson County, CO | # 46 | 1 | 2.5 GWh |
Crowley County, CO | # 45 | 1 | 3.9 GWh |
Rio Grande County, CO | # 44 | 1 | 4.0 GWh |
Fremont County, CO | # 43 | 2 | 4.1 GWh |
Saguache County, CO | # 42 | 2 | 6.5 GWh |
San Miguel County, CO | # 41 | 1 | 7.5 GWh |
Conejos County, CO | # 40 | 2 | 7.8 GWh |
Rio Blanco County, CO | # 39 | 3 | 8.2 GWh |
Chaffee County, CO | # 38 | 3 | 9.5 GWh |
Pitkin County, CO | # 37 | 2 | 12.4 GWh |
Park County, CO | # 36 | 1 | 12.8 GWh |
Douglas County, CO | # 35 | 2 | 13.2 GWh |
Baca County, CO | # 34 | 5 | 15.9 GWh |
Grand County, CO | # 33 | 3 | 17.0 GWh |
Ouray County, CO | # 32 | 1 | 23.3 GWh |
Montezuma County, CO | # 31 | 7 | 23.4 GWh |
Garfield County, CO | # 30 | 12 | 50.8 GWh |
Summit County, CO | # 29 | 2 | 62.0 GWh |
La Plata County, CO | # 28 | 3 | 67.2 GWh |
Las Animas County, CO | # 27 | 3 | 83.1 GWh |
Mesa County, CO | # 26 | 11 | 87.7 GWh |
Eagle County, CO | # 25 | 3 | 104.7 GWh |
Boulder County, CO | # 24 | 11 | 107.2 GWh |
County | State Rank | Active Plants | Dec 2022 Generation |
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Gunnison County, CO | # 23 | 2 | 137.1 GWh |
Clear Creek County, CO | # 22 | 3 | 146.4 GWh |
Jefferson County, CO | # 21 | 9 | 203.9 GWh |
Bent County, CO | # 20 | 2 | 238.7 GWh |
Arapahoe County, CO | # 19 | 13 | 265.1 GWh |
Denver County, CO | # 18 | 15 | 300.1 GWh |
Alamosa County, CO | # 17 | 9 | 318.8 GWh |
Montrose County, CO | # 16 | 10 | 428.5 GWh |
Huerfano County, CO | # 15 | 4 | 501.6 GWh |
Prowers County, CO | # 14 | 4 | 931.7 GWh |
Cheyenne County, CO | # 13 | 1 | 2.0 TWh |
Larimer County, CO | # 12 | 12 | 2.1 TWh |
Elbert County, CO | # 11 | 1 | 2.3 TWh |
Routt County, CO | # 10 | 1 | 2.5 TWh |
Kit Carson County, CO | # 9 | 7 | 2.8 TWh |
Lincoln County, CO | # 8 | 5 | 2.8 TWh |
Morgan County, CO | # 7 | 9 | 3.2 TWh |
Logan County, CO | # 6 | 17 | 3.4 TWh |
Adams County, CO | # 5 | 30 | 4.8 TWh |
El Paso County, CO | # 4 | 18 | 4.9 TWh |
Moffat County, CO | # 3 | 3 | 5.6 TWh |
Pueblo County, CO | # 2 | 16 | 11.0 TWh |
Weld County, CO | # 1 | 52 | 11.8 TWh |