Lamar Plant
Wind power plant in Prowers County, Colorado. 6 MW of nameplate capacity across 2 generators, operated by City of Lamar - (CO).
Also known as Lamar Municipal · EIA plant 508
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 6 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 2 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- February 2004First generator online
- Operator
- City of Lamar - (CO)EIA operator ID 10633
- Grid
- PSCOBalancing authority PSCO
- Price nodes
- None linkedNo verified ISO node
- Location
- Prowers County, CO38.0333, −102.5379
- EIA plant ID
- 508EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Lamar Plant produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
8.23 GWh
8,234 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
11.7%
2024: 17.9%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
8.2–13.2
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2020
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2001 | 65,450 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2002 | 61,690 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2003 | 37,224 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 28,001 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 18,662 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 17,114 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 17,110 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 18,114 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 48,138 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 117,578 | 24.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 70,477 | 14.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 13,255 | 2.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 21,978 | 4.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 10,359 | 2.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 9,806 | 2.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 10,343 | 2.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 10,580 | 2.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 10,596 | 15.1% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 9,950 | 14.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 13,232 | 18.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 12,744 | 18.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 12,557 | 17.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 11,586 | 16.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 12,557 | 17.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 8,234 | 11.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free accountNo verified ISO price node is linked to this plant, or its price history could not load.
Emissions
Free · EPA CAMPDCO₂, 2011
57,075
US short tons. 2010: 231,034
SO₂, 2011
40
US short tons
NOx, 2011
59
US short tons
CO₂ per MWh, calculated
0.81 t
About 1,620 lb per MWh
1 of 1 EPA units reported CO₂ in 2011 (8), matched to EIA plant 508 through the EPA–EIA crosswalk. The per-MWh rate is EPA CO₂ divided by EIA-923 net generation. The two reporting boundaries can differ.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1-T3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 4.5 | February 2004 |
| T4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1.5 | February 2004 |
Ownership and offtake
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Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists City of Lamar - (CO) as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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How much power does Lamar Plant produce?
Lamar Plant reported 8,234 MWh (8.23 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 11.7% capacity factor on 6 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Lamar Plant?
Lamar Plant is in Prowers County, Colorado, at 38.0333, −102.5379. It is in the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing area (PSCO).
Who operates Lamar Plant?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists City of Lamar - (CO) as the operator (EIA operator ID 10633). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Lamar Plant start operating?
Its first generator began operating in February 2004, according to EIA-860M.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- EPA CAMPD annual emissions through the EPA–EIA crosswalk, 1995 to 2025
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page