List_of_power_stations_in_Colorado

List of power stations in Colorado

List of electric power generation stations in the U.S. State of Colorado

This is a list of electric power generation stations in the U.S. State of Colorado, sorted by type and name. As of December 2022, Colorado has a total summer capacity of 18,084 MW through all of its power plants, and a year long net generation in 2022 of 58,407 GWh.^[2] In 2023 the electrical energy generation mix was 32.9% coal, 30.1% natural gas, 28% wind, 6.3% solar, 2.4% hydroelectric, 0.2% biomass, 0.1% petroleum, and 0.1% other.

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Sources of Colorado utility-scale electric energy generation:
full-year 2023^[1]

Coal (32.9%)

Natural Gas (30.1%)

Wind (28%)

Solar (6.3%)

Hydroelectric^{[lower-alpha 1]} (2.4%)

Biomass (0.2%)

Petroleum (0.1%)

Other (0.1%)

Small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 1,703 GWh to Colorado's electricity grid in 2023. This compares as about one-half the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.^[1] In 2004, Colorado became the first state with a voter-approved renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS requires 30% of electricity sold by investor-owned utilities to come from renewable energy sources by 2020, with 3% from distributed generation.^[3]

Wind turbines on Colorado's high eastern plains are productive year-round and continued to proliferate in 2021. Coal has been undergoing replacement with natural gas and renewables in the state's electricity portfolio. Half of the coal mined in Colorado was exported in 2019, and extraction of the states's oil and gas reserves increased to record-high levels.^[3]

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[2] Includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage.

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Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year Completed	Scheduled Retirement	Refs
Comanche Generating Station	Pueblo County	38°12′29″N 104°34′29″W	1,410	1973 - Unit 1 1975 - Unit 2 2010 - Unit 3	2022 - Unit 1 2025 - Unit 2 2031 - Unit 3	^[7]^[8]^[9]
Craig Generating Station	Moffat County	40°27′46″N 107°35′28″W	1,283	1981 - Unit 1 1979 - Unit 2 1984 - Unit 3	2030 - Unit 1 2028 - Unit 2 2030 - Unit 3	^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Pawnee Generating Station	Morgan County	40°13′18″N 103°40′49″W	505	1981	2025	^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]
Hayden Generating Station	Routt County	40°29′08″N 107°11′06″W	441	1965 - Unit 1 1976 - Unit 2	2028 - Unit 1 2027 - Unit 2	^[18]^[19]^[20]
Rawhide Energy Station	Larimer County	40°51′39″N 105°01′16″W	280	1984	2030	^[21]^[22]^[23]
Ray D Nixon Power Plant	El Paso County	38°38′00″N 104°42′21″W	208	1980	2030	^[24]^[25]^[26]
Martin Drake Power Plant	El Paso County	38°49′28″N 104°50′00″W	185	1968 - Unit 6 1974 - Unit 7	2021 - closed	^[27]^[28]^[26]^[29]
Nucla Station	Montrose County	38°14′18″N 108°30′28″W	100	1959 - Units 1-3 1991 - Unit 4	2019 - CLOSED	^[30]^[31]
Lamar Station	Prowers County	38°02′00″N 102°32′16″W	52	2008	2011 - CLOSED	^[32]^[33]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year Completed	Refs
Fort St. Vrain Generating Station	Weld County	40°14′46″N 104°52′27″W	969	3x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle (x2)	1996-2001/ 2009	^[34]
Cherokee Generating Station	Adams County	39°48′26″N 104°57′52″W	928	Steam Turbine, 2x1 Combined Cycle	1968/2015	^[35]
Rocky Mountain Generating Station	Weld County	40°05′27″N 104°35′43″W	580	2x1 Combined Cycle	2004	^[36]
Front Range Power Plant	El Paso County	38°37′41″N 104°42′25″W	460	2x1 Combined Cycle	2003	^[37]
Pueblo Airport Generating Station	Pueblo County	38°19′15″N 104°31′35″W	440	2x1 Combined Cycle (x2) Simple Cycle (x3)	2012	^[38]
Rawhide Energy Station	Larimer County	40°51′39″N 105°01′16″W	388	Simple Cycle (x5)	2002/2004/ 2008	^[21]
Brush Generating Station	Morgan County	40°14′29″N 103°37′52″W	307	1x1 Combined Cycle (x2), 2x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle	1990/1994/ 1999-2002	^[39]
Manchief Generating Station	Morgan County	40°13′03″N 103°41′06″W	300	Simple Cycle (x2)	2000	^[40]^[41]
Spindle Hill Energy Center	Weld County	40°05′32″N 104°53′16″W	300	Simple Cycle (x2)	2007	^[42]
J M Shafer Generating Station	Weld County	40°05′55″N 104°46′25″W	272	5x2 Combined Cycle	2012	^[39]
Blue Spruce Energy Center	AdamsCounty	39°44′52″N 104°40′53″W	264	Simple Cycle (x2)	2003	^[43]
Plains End Power Plant (I & II)	Jefferson County	39°51′27″N 105°13′33″W	231	Reciprocating Engine (x34)	2002/2008	^[44]^[45]
Fountain Valley Power Facility	El Paso County	38°33′25″N 104°41′15″W	240	Simple Cycle (x6)	2001	^[46]
Valmont Generating Station	Boulder County	40°01′10″N 105°12′07″W	227	Simple Cycle (x3)	1973/2000	^[47]
Knutson Power Plant	Adams County	39°56′28″N 104°40′55″W	140	Simple Cycle (x2)	2002	^[48]
Limon Generating Station	Lincoln County	39°12′14″N 103°42′02″W	140	Simple Cycle (x2)	2002	^[48]
Arapahoe Combustion Turbine	Denver County	39°40′09″N 105°00′06″W	122	3x1 Combined Cycle	2000-2002	^[49]
Fort Lupton Generating Station	Weld County	40°05′32″N 104°47′46″W	88	Simple Cycle (x2)	1972	^[50]^[51]
Rifle Generating Station	Garfield County	39°31′02″N 107°43′48″W	85	3x1 Combined Cycle	1986	^[39]
Ray D Nixon Power Plant	El Paso County	38°38′00″N 104°42′21″W	60	Simple Cycle (x2)	1999	^[24]
George Birdsall Plant	El Paso County	38°52′53″N 104°49′01″W	55	Steam Turbine (x3)	1953-1954/ 1957	^[52]
Colorado Energy Nations Plant	Jefferson County	39°45′38″N 105°12′54″W	40	Steam Turbine (x3)	1976-1977/ 1983
UC Boulder Power Plant	Boulder County	40°00′27″N 105°16′09″W	31	2x1 Combined Cycle	1992	^[53]
Williams Ignacio Gas Plant^[A]	La Plata County	37°08′44″N 107°47′05″W	6.1	Steam Turbine ORC Generator	1984 2014	^[54]^[55]
OREG IV Peetz^[A]	Logan County	40°59′33″N 102°51′11″W	3.5	ORC Generator	2009	^[56]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Generation Type	Year Completed
Burlington	Kit Carson County	39°21′22″N 102°14′35″W	100	Simple Cycle (x2)	1977
La Junta	Otero County	37°59′15″N 103°32′48″W	14.4	Reciprocating Engine (x7)	1939/1942/1958/ 1962/1970
Airport Industrial	Pueblo County	38°17′04″N 104°31′51″W	10.0	Reciprocating Engine (x4)	2002
Rocky Ford	Otero County	38°02′57″N 103°42′49″W	10.0	Reciprocating Engine (x5)	1964
Pueblo	Pueblo County	38°16′00″N 104°36′52″W	8.0	Reciprocating Engine (x4)	1964
Trinidad	Las Animas County	37°10′44″N 104°29′15″W	5.4	Reciprocating Engine (x3)	1999
Las Animas	Bent County	38°03′53″N 103°12′57″W	5.1	Reciprocating Engine (x5)	1941/1951/1967

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Fuel	Generation Type	Year Completed	Refs
DADS Gas Recovery	Arapahoe County	39°39′08″N 104°42′58″W	2.8	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x4)	2008	^[57]
Eagle Valley Clean Energy	Eagle County	39°38′53″N 106°56′35″W	12.6	wood/wood waste	Steam Turbine	2013	^[58]
Front Range Project	Weld County	40°01′46″N 105°00′17″W	3.1	landfill gas	Reciprocating Engine (x1)	2011	^[59]
Metro Wastewater Reclamation	Denver County	39°48′28″N 104°57′15″W	9.8	biogas	Reciprocating Engine (x4) Single Cycle (x2)	1985 2000	^[60]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year Completed	Refs
Morrow Point Power Plant	Montrose County	38°27′07″N 107°32′17″W	173.3	1968	^[61]^[62]
Flatiron Power Plant	Larimer County	40°21′54″N 105°14′10″W	94.5	1954	^[63]^[64]
Blue Mesa Power Plant	Gunnison County	38°27′12″N 107°20′04″W	86.4	1966	^[61]^[62]
Estes Power Plant	Larimer County	40°22′36″N 105°30′35″W	45	1950	^[65]
Pole Hill Power Plant	Larimer County	40°21′54″N 105°19′30″W	38.2	1954	^[66]
Crystal Power Plant	Montrose County	38°30′38″N 107°37′31″W	31.5	1977	^[61]^[62]
Tesla Hydro Power Plant	El Paso County	38°58′25″N 104°54′04″W	28	1997	^[67]
Green Mountain Powerplant	Summit County	39°52′44″N 106°19′58″W	26	1943	^[68]
Shoshone Generating Station	Garfield County	39°34′12″N 107°13′37″W	15	1909	^[69]^[70]
Towaoc Powerplant	Montezuma County	37°25′46″N 108°34′30″W	11.5	1993	^[71]^[72]
Upper Molina Powerplant	Mesa County	39°08′38″N 108°00′17″W	8.6	1962	^[73]
Marys Lake Power Plant	Larimer County	40°20′39″N 105°32′04″W	8.1	1951	^[74]
Ridgway Dam Hydropower Project	Ouray County	38°14′21″N 107°45′29″W	8	2014	^[75]^[76]
Gross Hydro Plant	Boulder County	39°56′44″N 105°21′23″W	7.8	1954	^[77]^[78]
James W. Broderick Hydro Plant	Pueblo County	38°15′18″N 104°43′55″W	7.5	2019	^[79]
Manitou Hydro Power Plant	El Paso County	38°51′20″N 104°55′59″W	5	1905	^[67]
Ruedi Power Plant	Pitkin County	39°21′47″N 106°49′19″W	5	1985	^[80]
Lower Molina Powerplant	Mesa County	39°11′44″N 108°02′56″W	4.8	1962	^[73]
Tacoma Power Plant	La Plata County	37°31′25″N 107°46′58″W	4.6	1906	^[81]^[82]
Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant	San Miguel County	37°51′58″N 107°52′59″W	3.8	1906	^[83]^[84]
Carter Lake Hydroelectric Project	Larimer County	40°19′27″N 105°12′32″W	2.6	2012	^[85]
Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility	Rio Blanco County	40°06′23″N 108°42′40″W	2.3	1993	^[86]
Georgetown Hydro Generating Plant	Clear Creek County	39°41′31″N 105°41′52″W	1.6	1903	^[87]^[88]
McPhee Dam Powerplant	Montezuma County	37°34′39″N 108°34′20″W	1.3	1992	^[71]^[72]
Strontia Springs Hydro Plant	Douglas County	39°25′57″N 105°07′34″W	1	1986	^[89]
Ouray Hydroelectric Power Plant	Ouray County	38°01′14″N 107°40′30″W	0.90	1890	^[90]
Smuggler-Union Hydro Power Plant	San Miguel County	37°55′09″N 107°46′08″W	0.50	1907	^[90]

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List of power stations in Colorado

Nuclear power stations

Fossil-fuel power stations

Coal-fired

Natural gas-fired

Petroleum-fired

Renewable power stations

Biomass

Hydroelectric

Wind farms

Solar farms

Storage power stations

Battery storage

Pumped storage

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Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year Completed	Refs
Limon Wind Energy Center	Lincoln County	39°22′51″N 103°34′23″W	601	2014	^[91]
Rush Creek Wind Project	Elbert County	39°10′20″N 103°50′43″W	600	2018	^[92]
Cedar Creek Wind Farm	Weld County	40°52′16″N 104°05′35″W	551	2011	^[93]^[94]^[95]
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm	Lincoln County	38°58′00″N 102°21′00″W	498.4	2020	^[96]^[97]
Peetz Table Wind Complex	Logan County	40°57′03″N 103°09′19″W	430	2007	^[98]^[99]^[100]^[101]
Bronco Plains Wind	Kit Carson County	39°5′20″N 103°1′30″W	300	2020	^[102]
Cedar Point Wind Farm	Lincoln County	39°25′18″N 103°40′41″W	252	2011	^[103]
Golden West Wind Energy Center	El Paso County	38°56′06″N 104°12′43″W	250	2015	^[104]
Heritage Dairy Wind Farm	Yuma County	40°02′06″N 102°43′01″W	250	2016	^[105]
Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center	Logan County	40°59′17″N 102°53′49″W	174	2009	^[106]
Mountain Breeze Wind	Weld County	40°57′38″N 104°0′12″W	171	2021	^[107]
Colorado Green Wind Power Project	Prowers County	37°42′12″N 102°37′23″W	162	2003	^[108]
Carousel Wind Energy Center	Kit Carson County	39°20′02″N 102°10′23″W	150	2015	^[109]
Spring Canyon Wind Farm	Logan County	40°58′59″N 102°57′53″W	123	2014	^[110]
Crossing Trails Wind Farm	Kit Carson County	39°02′48″N 102°49′21″W	104	2021	^[111]
Colorado Highlands Wind Farm	Logan County	40°45′25″N 102°44′35″W	91	2013	^[112]^[113]
Twin Buttes Wind Project	Bent County	37°40′25″N 102°51′44″W	75	2007	^[114]
Twin Buttes Wind II Project	Prowers County	37°46′23″N 102°32′46″W	75	2018	^[115]
Peak View Wind Farm	Huerfano County	37°42′38″N 104°30′20″W	61	2017	^[116]
Busch Ranch II Wind Project	Huerfano and Las Animas counties	37°45′33″N 104°26′54″W	59	2019	^[117]
Kit Carson Wind Farm	Kit Carson County	39°20′18″N 102°21′12″W	51	2017	^[118]
Huerfano River Wind Farm	Huerfano County	37°46′28″N 104°49′55″W	8	2013	^[119]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW_AC)	Year Completed	Refs
Bighorn Solar Project	Pueblo County	38°13′3″N 104°34′48″W	240	2022	^[120]^[121]
Sun Mountain Solar 1	Pueblo County	38°10′49″N 104°31′7″W	200	2022	^[97]^[122]
Comanche Solar Project	Pueblo County	38°12′19″N 104°34′00″W	120	2016	^[123]
Palmer Solar Project	El Paso County	38°38′10″N 104°39′37″W	60	2020	^[124]
Hooper Solar PV Power Plant	Alamosa County	37°41′32″N 105°58′54″W	50	2015	^[125]
Grazing Yak Solar Project	El Paso County	38°58′35″N 104°14′55″W	35	2019	^[124]^[126]
Rawhide Flats Bison Solar Plant	Larimer County	40°51′38″N 105°00′38″W	30	2016	^[127]
San Isabel Solar Energy Center	Las Animas County	37°22′03″N 104°28′04″W	30	2016	^[128]^[129]
Alamosa Solar Generating Project	Alamosa County	37°35′54″N 105°57′07″W	30	2012	^[130]
San Luis Valley Solar Ranch	Alamosa County	37°41′03″N 105°53′13″W	30	2011	^[131]
Greater Sandhill Solar Plant	Alamosa County	37°41′08″N 105°53′27″W	19	2010	^[132]
SR Platte Rattlesnake Solar Farm	Weld County	40°10′54″N 104°41′31″W	16	2017	^[133]^[134]
SR Fort Lupton Solar Farm	Weld County	40°04′53″N 104°44′48″W	13	2016	^[135]^[136]
Victory Solar Facility	Adams County	39°47′42″N 104°25′59″W	13	2016	^[137]
Clear Spring Ranch Solar Array	El Paso County	38°36′08″N 104°41′41″W	10	2016	^[124]^[138]
Denver Int'l Airport Solar Project	Denver County	39°54′00″N 104°40′24″W	8.3	2014	10MWDC^[139]
Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant	Alamosa County	37°41′25″N 105°52′40″W	7.7	2007	^[140]
SR Mavericks Solar Farm	Weld County	40°13′48″N 105°01′48″W	6.5	2016	^[141]^[142]
SR Skylark Solar Farm (A&B)	Weld County	40°34′40″N 104°53′41″W	6	2016	^[143]
Air Force Academy Solar Farm	El Paso County	38°57′24″N 104°48′23″W	5.5	2011
Colorado State Univ. Solar Farm	Larimer County	40°35′32″N 105°08′50″W	5	2010
Valley View Solar Farm	Weld County	40°25′08″N 104°53′31″W	4	2015	^[144]
SR Kersey Platte Valley Solar Farm	Weld County	40°23′10″N 104°33′03″W	3.5	2017	^[145]^[146]
Fort Carson Army Base Solar Farm	El Paso County	38°41′15″N 104°46′55″W	2	2010
Rifle Energy Innovation Plant	Garfield County	39°31′23″N 107°48′48″W	2	2009
Garfield Airport Solar Array	Garfield County	39°31′29″N 107°40′20″W	0.858
CRMS Solar Farm	Garfield County	39°24′36″N 107°13′32″W	0.147		^[147]^[148]

Name	Location	Coordinates	Discharge Capacity (MW)	Year Completed	Refs
Fort Carson BESS	El Paso County	38°44′44″N 104°46′40″W	4.2	2018	^[149]
I-25 Battery Storage	Weld County	40°08′25″N 104°58′41″W	4.0	2018	^[150]
DOE Golden NWTC Hybrid	Jefferson County	39°54′50″N 105°12′55″W	1.3	2019
Panasonic Carport Solar Hybrid	Adams County	39°48′31″N 104°46′53″W	1.0	2017

Name	Location	Coordinates	Capacity (MW)	Year Completed	Refs
Cabin Creek Generating Station	Clear Creek County	39°39′19″N 105°42′32″W	324	1967	^[151]
Mount Elbert Powerplant	Lake County	39°05′39″N 106°21′08″W	200	1981	^[152]
Flatiron Power Plant	Larimer County	40°21′54″N 105°14′10″W	8.5	1954	^[63]^[64]