Power plants in Colorado
325 operating power projects with 23,381 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
325
Nameplate capacity
23,381 MW
Counties with a plant
52
Operators
158
Capacity by fuel
Natural gas · 8,684 MW · 31Wind · 5,851 MW · 34Coal · 3,646 MW · 4Solar · 3,291 MW · 187Hydro · 679 MW · 47Battery storage · 670 MW · 12Pumped storage · 509 MW · 2Other fuels · 51 MW · 8
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in Colorado
Top 50 · All 325 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig (CO) | Coal | 1,428 | Moffat | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Comanche (CO) | Coal | 1,253 | Pueblo | Public Service Co of Colorado |
| Fort St Vrain | Natural gas | 1,149 | Weld | Public Service Co of Colorado |
| Cherokee | Natural gas | 1,006 | Adams | Public Service Co of Colorado |
| Rawhide | Natural gas and coal | 800 | Larimer | Platte River Power Authority |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Natural gas | 685 | Weld | Public Service Co of Colorado |
| Rush Creek Wind | Wind | 600 | Elbert | Public Service Co of Colorado |
| Front Range Power Plant | Natural gas | 554 | El Paso | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) |
| Pawnee | Natural gas | 552 | Morgan | Public Service Co of Colorado |
| Rocky Mountain Solar | Solar and battery storage | 525 | Pueblo | Public Service Co of Colorado |
Colorado power plants by fuel
Solar farms in Colorado187 plants · 3,291 MWWind farms in Colorado34 plants · 5,851 MWBattery storage projects in Colorado18 projects · 670 MWNatural gas power plants in Colorado32 plants · 8,684 MWCoal power plants in Colorado5 plants · 3,646 MWHydroelectric power plants in Colorado47 plants · 679 MW
Newest plants in Colorado
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Canyon Peak Power StationNatural gas · 156.6 MW · Arapahoe County · August 2026Dusty Rose WindWind · 502 MW · Kit Carson County · June 2026USS Tall Grass Solar LLCSolar · 5 MW · Arapahoe County · April 2026USS Calico Solar LLCSolar · 5 MW · Arapahoe County · April 2026USS High Plains Solar LLCSolar · 5 MW · Arapahoe County · April 2026USS Great Plains Solar LLCSolar · 5 MW · Arapahoe County · March 2026
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in Colorado
Public Service Co of Colorado23 plants · 8,140 MW
Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc6 plants · 2,388 MW
City of Colorado Springs - (CO)6 plants · 1,115 MW
Platte River Power Authority1 plant · 800 MW
U S Bureau of Reclamation14 plants · 732 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 325 plants in Colorado, by county
Adams County 36 plants
- Cherokee Natural gas · 1,006.4 MW
- Blue Spruce Energy Center Natural gas · 397.8 MW
- Frank Knutson Natural gas · 154.2 MW
- Pioneer Solar (CO), LLC Solar · 80 MW
- Prairie Center Energy LLC Battery storage · 35.4 MW
- Victory Solar LLC Solar · 12.8 MW
- Bromley Battery Storage Battery storage · 11.8 MW
- DIA 9 Solar · 9.8 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XVIII LLC Solar · 9 MW
- Amazon Denver DEN3 Solar · 4.6 MW
- DIA 8 Solar · 4.5 MW
- Gaylord Rockies CHP Natural gas · 4 MW
- Imboden Solar Garden Solar · 3 MW
- Brighton PV Solar Plant Solar · 1.8 MW
- Xcel Adams 1 Community Solar Array Solar · 1.8 MW
- Denver Metro Solar Solar · 1.6 MW
- Airport 1 Solar (DIA) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Xcel Adams 2 Community Solar Array Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXII LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXVI LLC Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXIII LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Mtn. Solar 1 Solar · 1.5 MW
- Mtn. Solar 2 Solar · 1.5 MW
- CO LI CSG 1 - Kamerra Solar · 1.5 MW
- Venture 1 - 1A CSG Solar · 1.5 MW
- Venture 2 - 1B Solar · 1.5 MW
- Venture 3 - 1C Solar · 1.5 MW
- Venture 4 - 1D Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 37) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 38) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 44) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Panasonic Carport Solar Hybrid Solar · 1.3 MW
- Adams Community Solar Garden LLC Solar · 1.2 MW
- Adams Community Solar Garden III LLC Solar · 1.2 MW
- Amazon DEN2 Solar Project Solar · 1.2 MW
- TruStile Doors - Denver Solar · 1.2 MW
Alamosa County 10 plants
- Alamosa Natural gas · 53.2 MW
- Hooper Solar Solar · 52 MW
- San Luis Valley Solar Ranch Solar · 35 MW
- Alamosa Solar Solar · 30 MW
- Greater Sandhill I Solar · 19 MW
- SunE Alamosa Solar · 8.2 MW
- Rock Creek 2 CSG Solar · 1.6 MW
- Alamosa Solar South CSG Solar · 1.6 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXX LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center Solar · 1.3 MW
Arapahoe County 21 plants
- Canyon Peak Power Station Natural gas · 156.6 MW
- Hunter Solar, LLC (CO) Solar · 75 MW
- Titan Solar Solar · 50 MW
- Pivot Solar 21 Solar · 5 MW
- USS Tall Grass Solar LLC Solar · 5 MW
- USS Calico Solar LLC Solar · 5 MW
- USS Great Plains Solar LLC Solar · 5 MW
- USS Hampden Solar LLC Solar · 5 MW
- USS High Plains Solar LLC Solar · 5 MW
- USS Raptor Solar LLC Solar · 5 MW
- DADS Gas Recovery Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
- Arapahoe 3 Community Solar Array Solar · 1.8 MW
- Pivot Solar 9 Solar · 1.7 MW
- Pivot Solar 10 Solar · 1.7 MW
- Quincy II Solar Garden Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXI (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXV LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXIV LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Quincy Solar (CO) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 36) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf - CSG Portfolio (OL 39) Solar · 1.5 MW
Baca County 2 plants
- Vilas Solar Array Solar · 4 MW
- Springfield Wind Wind · 1.5 MW
Bent County 2 plants
- Twin Buttes Wind Project Wind · 75 MW
- Las Animas Oil · 5.6 MW
Boulder County 12 plants
- Valmont Combustion Turbine Project Natural gas · 142.2 MW
- Valmont Natural gas · 59.3 MW
- University of Colorado Natural gas · 32 MW
- IBM Solar Solar · 8.1 MW
- Boulder Canyon Hydro Hydro · 5 MW
- Pivot Solar 34 Solar · 4.5 MW
- Boulder City Lakewood Hydro Hydro · 3.5 MW
- Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro Hydro · 3.3 MW
- Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant Hydro · 3 MW
- Lafayette Horizon Solar CSG LLC Solar · 1.6 MW
- City of Boulder WWTP Solar · 1 MW
- Jack's Solar Garden Solar · 1 MW
Broomfield County 1 plant
- Parkway Battery Storage Battery storage · 7.8 MW
Chaffee County 3 plants
- Oak Leaf Solar XXXIII LLC (Lantz) Solar · 3 MW
- Trout Creek Solar Solar · 2 MW
- Salida Hydro · 0.6 MW
Cheyenne County 1 plant
- Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm Wind · 498.4 MW
Clear Creek County 2 plants
- Cabin Creek Pumped storage · 300 MW
- Georgetown Hydro Hydro · 1.2 MW
Conejos County 2 plants
- Conejos 1 Community Solar Array Solar · 1.5 MW
- San Luis Solar Garden Solar · 1.2 MW
Crowley County 1 plant
- NSE Camber BH CSG 2, LLC Solar · 1.5 MW
Delta County 1 plant
- Garnet Mesa Solar Solar · 80 MW
Denver County 6 plants
- Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project Natural gas · 194 MW
- Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Biomass · 7 MW
- City & County of Denver at Denver Int'l Solar · 3.4 MW
- Hillcrest Pump Station Hydro · 2 MW
- Denver Int Airport Solar · 1.9 MW
- Denver Intl Airport IV Solar Solar · 1.5 MW
Dolores County 1 plant
- Dolores Canyon Solar Solar · 110 MW
Douglas County 2 plants
- Foothills Hydro Plant Hydro · 3.1 MW
- Strontia Springs Hydro Plant Hydro · 1 MW
Eagle County 2 plants
- American Gypsum Cogeneration Natural gas · 6.4 MW
- Basalt Hydro · 5 MW
El Paso County 17 plants
- Front Range Power Plant Natural gas · 554.3 MW
- Ray D Nixon Coal · 282.6 MW
- Golden West Power Partners LLC Wind · 250 MW
- South Plant (CO) Natural gas · 245.1 MW
- Fountain Valley Power Facility Natural gas · 228 MW
- Pike Solar Hybrid Solar · 175 MW
- Jackson Fuller Energy Storage Battery storage · 100 MW
- Palmer Solar Solar · 60 MW
- Grazing Yak Solar Solar · 35 MW
- Tesla Hydro · 26.6 MW
- Clear Spring Ranch PV Project Solar · 10 MW
- Manitou Springs Hydro · 5.6 MW
- AFA Solar Farm Solar · 5.5 MW
- Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste Battery storage · 4.2 MW
- Carson Solar I Solar · 2 MW
- Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 LLC CSG Solar · 2 MW
- Ruxton Park Hydro · 1 MW
Elbert County 1 plant
- Rush Creek Wind Wind · 600 MW
Fremont County 1 plant
- Fremont CO 1, LLC Solar · 1.8 MW
Garfield County 11 plants
- Mamm Creek Solar · 22.4 MW
- High Mesa CO Solar · 22.4 MW
- Shoshone (CO) Hydro · 14.4 MW
- Wheeler Gulch Solar, LLC Solar · 9.9 MW
- Ameresco HCE Solar LLC Solar · 4.5 MW
- WWRF Solar Plant Solar · 1.5 MW
- Sunnyside Ranch Community Solar Array Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXXII (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Pivot Solar 7 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Pivot Solar 3 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Eagle Springs Solar LLC Solar · 1 MW
Grand County 3 plants
- Williams Fork Hydro Plant Hydro · 3.5 MW
- Granby Hydro Hydro · 1.2 MW
- Tom Sifers Solar Solar · 1 MW
Gunnison County 1 plant
- Blue Mesa Hydro · 86.4 MW
Huerfano County 4 plants
- Peak View Wind Farm Wind · 60.8 MW
- Busch Ranch II Wind Farm Wind · 59.4 MW
- Busch Ranch Wind Energy Wind · 29 MW
- Huerfano River Wind Wind · 8 MW
Jackson County 1 plant
- Whiskey Hill Solar Solar · 1 MW
Jefferson County 6 plants
- Plains End II LLC Natural gas · 117.6 MW
- Plains End Natural gas · 114 MW
- Colorado Energy Nations Company Natural gas · 35 MW
- Gross Hydro Plant Hydro · 8 MW
- Mtn. Solar 4 (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Jeffco Community Solar Gardens LLC Solar · 1.2 MW
Kit Carson County 6 plants
- Dusty Rose Wind Wind · 502 MW
- Bronco Plains Wind, LLC Wind · 300 MW
- Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC Wind · 200 MW
- Carousel Wind Farm LLC Wind · 150 MW
- Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC. Wind · 104 MW
- Kit Carson Windpower Wind · 51 MW
La Plata County 4 plants
- Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant Other fuels · 6.1 MW
- Vallecito Hydroelectric Hydro · 5.8 MW
- Tacoma Hydro · 4.6 MW
- LPEA Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility Solar · 1.7 MW
Lake County 2 plants
- Mount Elbert Pumped storage · 200 MW
- Sugarloaf Hydro Plant Hydro · 2.5 MW
Larimer County 13 plants
- Rawhide Natural gas · 800.4 MW
- Flatiron Hydro · 94.5 MW
- Estes Hydro · 45 MW
- Pole Hill Hydro · 38.2 MW
- Bison Solar LLC Solar · 30 MW
- Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid Solar · 23 MW
- Marys Lake Hydro · 8.1 MW
- Big Thompson Hydro · 4.5 MW
- CO- CSU- Fort Collins II Solar · 3 MW
- Carter Hydro Hydro · 2.6 MW
- CBEP Solar 3 Solar · 2.4 MW
- CO- CSU- Fort Collins Solar · 1.9 MW
- Coyote Ridge Community Solar Solar · 1.5 MW
Las Animas County 3 plants
- Spanish Peaks Solar Solar · 140 MW
- San Isabel Solar, LLC Solar · 30 MW
- Trinidad (CO) Oil · 5.4 MW
Lincoln County 5 plants
- Cedar Point Wind Wind · 252 MW
- Limon III Wind LLC Wind · 200.6 MW
- Limon Wind I Wind · 200 MW
- Limon Wind II Wind · 200 MW
- Limon Generating Station Natural gas · 154.2 MW
Logan County 15 plants
- Niyol Wind, LLC Wind · 205.6 MW
- Logan Wind Energy Wind · 201 MW
- Peetz Table Wind Energy Wind · 199.5 MW
- Northern Colorado Wind LLC Wind · 174.3 MW
- Colorado Highlands Wind Wind · 96.1 MW
- Spring Canyon Expansion Wind Energy Ctr Wind · 62.6 MW
- Spring Canyon Wind · 60 MW
- CBEP Solar 1, LLC Solar · 5 MW
- Pivot Solar 37 Solar · 2.5 MW
- Sterling PV 3 Solar · 1.6 MW
- Logan 1 Community Solar Array Solar · 1.5 MW
- Riverview Solar Solar · 1.5 MW
- Mtn Solar 6 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- NSE Camber Solar PS11 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- NSE Camber Solar PS13 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
Mesa County 10 plants
- Fruita Natural gas · 26.6 MW
- Upper Molina Hydro · 9.9 MW
- Lower Molina Hydro · 5.6 MW
- Vinelands Power Plant Hydro · 4.5 MW
- USS Fruita Solar LLC CSG Solar · 2 MW
- Mesa PV1 Solar · 1.6 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXXI LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Mesa CSG 2 Massicotte Solar · 1.5 MW
- Mesa CSG 1 Murdock Solar · 1.5 MW
- Redlands Water & Power Hydro · 1.4 MW
Moffat County 3 plants
- Craig (CO) Coal · 1,427.6 MW
- Axial Basin Solar Solar · 145 MW
- East Victory Way Solar Solar · 4 MW
Montezuma County 5 plants
- Towaoc Hydro · 11.4 MW
- Cortez Solar 2, LLC Solar · 5 MW
- Cortez Solar 1, LLC Solar · 2.2 MW
- Cortez Solar 3, LLC Solar · 2 MW
- McPhee Hydro · 1.2 MW
Montrose County 9 plants
- Morrow Point Hydro · 173.2 MW
- Crystal Hydro · 28 MW
- Ash Mesa Solar, LLC Solar · 7.8 MW
- Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 Hydro · 4.8 MW
- South Canal Hydro-1 Hydro · 4 MW
- South Canal Hydro-3 Hydro · 3.5 MW
- Shavano Falls Hydro Hydro · 2.8 MW
- Drop 5 (CO) Hydro · 2.4 MW
- SMPA Solar 1 Community Solar Solar · 1 MW
Morgan County 10 plants
- Pawnee Natural gas · 552.3 MW
- Manchief Electric Generating Station Natural gas · 300 MW
- Brush Generation Facility Natural gas · 211.6 MW
- Pivot Solar 32 Solar · 5 MW
- Pivot Solar 52 Solar · 3.7 MW
- Fort Morgan Solar Solar · 3.4 MW
- Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan Natural gas · 3 MW
- Mtn. Solar 3 CSG Solar · 1.5 MW
- Pivot Solar 14 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Pivot Solar 2 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
Otero County 2 plants
- Rocky Ford Oil · 10 MW
- BH CSG 3 Solar · 1.5 MW
Ouray County 1 plant
- Tri-County Water Hydropower Project Hydro · 8 MW
Park County 1 plant
- North Fork Hydro Plant Hydro · 5.5 MW
Pitkin County 1 plant
- Pitkin County Solar Solar · 5 MW
Prowers County 3 plants
- Colorado Green Holdings LLC Wind · 162 MW
- Twin Buttes II Wind Wind · 75 MW
- Lamar Plant Wind · 6 MW
Pueblo County 16 plants
- Comanche (CO) Coal · 1,252.8 MW
- Rocky Mountain Solar Solar · 525 MW
- Neptune Energy Center Hybrid Solar · 450 MW
- Pueblo Airport Generating Station Natural gas · 440 MW
- Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid Solar · 348 MW
- Bighorn Solar 1 Solar · 240 MW
- Sun Mountain Solar 1 Solar · 200 MW
- Comanche Solar Solar · 120 MW
- CSWIND America Inc. Solar · 12.3 MW
- Airport Industrial Oil · 10 MW
- James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant Hydro · 7.5 MW
- USS Giveback Solar LLC (CSG) Solar · 2 MW
- Vestas Towers America, Inc. Wind · 1.8 MW
- CEC Solar #1117, LLC Solar · 1.5 MW
- Trane Pueblo Solar · 1.4 MW
- CSU Pueblo Solar · 1 MW
Rio Blanco County 2 plants
- Bar D Solar · 4 MW
- Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility Hydro · 2.3 MW
Rio Grande County 1 plant
- Monte Vista Solar 2 CSG, LLC Solar · 1.6 MW
Routt County 1 plant
- Hayden Coal · 465.4 MW
Saguache County 1 plant
- San Luis Valley Solar Array Solar · 2.7 MW
San Miguel County 1 plant
- Ames Hydro Hydro · 3.6 MW
Summit County 2 plants
- Green Mountain Hydro · 26 MW
- Dillon Hydro Plant Hydro · 1.8 MW
Weld County 57 plants
- Fort St Vrain Natural gas · 1,148.5 MW
- Rocky Mountain Energy Center Natural gas · 685.1 MW
- Spindle Hill Energy Center Natural gas · 420 MW
- JM Shafer Generating Station Natural gas · 396.9 MW
- Cedar Creek Wind Wind · 300.5 MW
- Cedar Creek II Wind · 248.3 MW
- Mountain Breeze Wind, LLC Wind · 171.7 MW
- Mountain Peak Power Station Natural gas · 162.6 MW
- Black Hollow Sun Solar · 150 MW
- Panorama Wind, LLC Wind · 145 MW
- Fort Lupton Natural gas · 100.8 MW
- SR Platte Solar Farm Solar · 16 MW
- SR Jenkins Ft Lupton Solar · 13 MW
- Rattlesnake Ridge Battery Storage Battery storage · 11.8 MW
- Davis Battery Storage Battery storage · 11.8 MW
- Keenesburg Battery Storage Battery storage · 11.8 MW
- Overland Solar · 11 MW
- SR Mavericks Solar · 7.8 MW
- Frederick Battery Storage Battery storage · 7.8 MW
- Mead Battery Storage Battery storage · 7.8 MW
- Platte Valley Battery Storage Battery storage · 7.8 MW
- SR Rattlesnake Solar · 6 MW
- Dove Solar CSG Solar · 5 MW
- Lark Bunting Solar CSG Solar · 5 MW
- BecLee Solar CSG Solar · 5 MW
- CBEP Solar 5, LLC Solar · 5 MW
- CBEP Solar 7 Solar · 5 MW
- Pivot Solar 20 Solar · 5 MW
- Pivot Solar 30 Solar · 5 MW
- USS Auburn Solar Solar · 4.9 MW
- Gilcrest V CSG Solar · 4.8 MW
- CBEP SOLAR 6, LLC Solar · 4.5 MW
- Valley View Solar Solar · 4 MW
- Skylark Solar · 4 MW
- I25 Battery Storage Battery storage · 4 MW
- Vasquez V CSG Solar · 4 MW
- CBEP Solar 4, LLC Solar · 4 MW
- Pivot Solar 35 Solar · 3.9 MW
- SR Kersey Solar · 3.5 MW
- ECA CO Greeley Solar · 3.3 MW
- Front Range Project Landfill gas · 3.2 MW
- Pivot Solar 40 Solar · 2.8 MW
- USS Cogburn Solar LLC (CSG) Solar · 2.4 MW
- SR Skylark B Solar · 2 MW
- Gilcrest Sun CSG Solar · 1.8 MW
- Alden Solar CSG LLC Solar · 1.6 MW
- Weld 1 Community Solar Array Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXVII LLC Solar · 1.5 MW
- Oak Leaf Solar XXVIII LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Gilcrest Solar Solar · 1.5 MW
- NSE Camber Solar PS6 LLC CSG Solar · 1.5 MW
- NSE Camber Solar PS5 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Pivot Solar 4 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Pivot Solar 8 LLC (CSG) Solar · 1.5 MW
- Platteville Solar CSG, LLC Solar · 1.3 MW
- SR Skylark C Solar · 1.1 MW
- SR Kersey II Solar · 1 MW
Yuma County 1 plant
- Yuma Solar Solar · 2.8 MW
Questions about power plants in Colorado
How many power plants are in Colorado?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 325 operating power projects in Colorado, with 23,381 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in Colorado?
Craig (CO) in Moffat County, with 1,427.6 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Comanche (CO), with 1,252.8 MW.
How much of Colorado's capacity is wind?
5,851 MW, about 25% of nameplate capacity. 34 projects have wind as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources