Largest power plants in Colorado

The 50 largest power plants in Colorado by nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026, with 2025 net generation from EIA-923.

Plants

Nameplate capacity

19,113 MW

Net generation, 2025

45.8 TWh

48 of 50 plants reported

Largest

Craig (CO)

1,428 MW

Top 50 by nameplate capacity

#	Plant	MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Craig (CO)Moffat County · Coal	1,428	3,780	30.2%	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
2	Comanche (CO)Pueblo County · Coal	1,253	4,165	37.9%	Public Service Co of Colorado
3	Fort St VrainWeld County · Natural gas	1,149	4,129*	44.7%	Public Service Co of Colorado
4	CherokeeAdams County · Natural gas	1,006	3,672	41.6%	Public Service Co of Colorado
5	RawhideLarimer County · Natural gas and coal	800	1,334*	20.7%	Platte River Power Authority
6	Rocky Mountain Energy CenterWeld County · Natural gas	685	2,435	40.6%	Public Service Co of Colorado
7	Rush Creek WindElbert County · Wind	600	2,150	40.9%	Public Service Co of Colorado
8	Front Range Power PlantEl Paso County · Natural gas	554	2,051	42.2%	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
9	PawneeMorgan County · Natural gas	552	1,174	24.3%	Public Service Co of Colorado
10	Rocky Mountain SolarPueblo County · Solar and battery storage	525	3.1*	–	Public Service Co of Colorado
11	Dusty Rose WindKit Carson County · Wind	502	–	–	Dusty Rose Wind, LLC
12	Cheyenne Ridge Wind FarmCheyenne County · Wind	498	1,638	37.5%	Public Service Co of Colorado
13	HaydenRoutt County · Coal	465	165*	52.8%	Public Service Co of Colorado
14	Neptune Energy Center HybridPueblo County · Solar and battery storage	450	679	24.5%	Neptune Energy Center, LLC
15	Pueblo Airport Generating StationPueblo County · Natural gas	440	1,605	41.6%	Black Hills Service Company LLC
16	Spindle Hill Energy CenterWeld County · Natural gas	420	705	19.2%	Invenergy Services LLC
17	Blue Spruce Energy CenterAdams County · Natural gas	398	406	11.6%	Public Service Co of Colorado
18	JM Shafer Generating StationWeld County · Natural gas	397	717	20.6%	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
19	Thunder Wolf Energy Center HybridPueblo County · Solar and battery storage	348	544	25.8%	Thunder Wolf Energy Center, LLC
20	Cedar Creek WindWeld County · Wind	301	689	26.2%	Leeward Asset Management, LLC
21	Cabin CreekClear Creek County · Pumped storage	300	125	–	Public Service Co of Colorado
22	Manchief Electric Generating StationMorgan County · Natural gas	300	284	10.8%	Public Service Co of Colorado
23	Bronco Plains Wind, LLCKit Carson County · Wind	300	1,088	41.4%	Bronco Plains Wind, LLC
24	Ray D NixonEl Paso County · Coal and natural gas	283	1,274	51.5%	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
25	Cedar Point WindLincoln County · Wind	252	693	31.4%	Cedar Point LLC
26	Golden West Power Partners LLCEl Paso County · Wind	250	798	36.4%	Golden West Power Partners, LLC
27	Cedar Creek IIWeld County · Wind	248	607	27.9%	Clearlight Energy Holdings LP
28	South Plant (CO)El Paso County · Natural gas	245	73.2	3.4%	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
29	Bighorn Solar 1Pueblo County · Solar	240	583	27.7%	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC
30	Fountain Valley Power FacilityEl Paso County · Natural gas	228	238	11.9%	Fountain Valley Power LLC
31	Brush Generation FacilityMorgan County · Natural gas	212	126	5.3%	Brush Power LLC
32	Niyol Wind, LLCLogan County · Wind	206	795	44.1%	Niyol Wind, LLC
33	Logan Wind EnergyLogan County · Wind	201	557	31.6%	Logan Wind Energy LLC
34	Limon III Wind LLCLincoln County · Wind	201	650	37.0%	Limon
35	Mount ElbertLake County · Pumped storage	200	−24.1	–	U S Bureau of Reclamation
36	Limon Wind ILincoln County · Wind	200	570	32.6%	Limon
37	Limon Wind IILincoln County · Wind	200	485	27.7%	Limon
38	Sun Mountain Solar 1Pueblo County · Solar	200	448	25.6%	Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, LLC
39	Bronco Plains Wind II, LLCKit Carson County · Wind	200	669	38.2%	Bronco Plains Wind II, LLC
40	Peetz Table Wind EnergyLogan County · Wind	200	674	38.6%	FPL Peetz Table Wind Energy
41	Arapahoe Combustion Turbine ProjectDenver County · Natural gas	194	310	18.3%	SWG Arapahoe, LLC
42	Pike Solar HybridEl Paso County · Solar	175	446	29.1%	Deriva Energy
43	Northern Colorado Wind LLCLogan County · Wind	174	531	34.8%	Northern Colorado Wind LLC
44	Morrow PointMontrose County · Hydro	173	263	17.3%	U S Bureau of Reclamation
45	Mountain Breeze Wind, LLCWeld County · Wind	172	599	39.8%	Leeward Asset Management, LLC
46	Mountain Peak Power StationWeld County · Natural gas	163	124*	–	Mountain Peak Power, LLC
47	Colorado Green Holdings LLCProwers County · Wind	162	564	39.7%	Avangrid Power LLC
48	Canyon Peak Power StationArapahoe County · Natural gas	157	–	–	Canyon Peak Power, LLC
49	Limon Generating StationLincoln County · Natural gas	154	148	10.9%	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
50	Frank KnutsonAdams County · Natural gas	154	102	7.6%	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc

* Fewer than 12 months of 2025 reported, so the total is partial.

MW is the nameplate capacity of operating generators and batteries. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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