Natural gas power plants in Colorado

32 operating natural gas power plants in Colorado with 8,684 MW of natural gas capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

Natural gas capacity

8,684 MW

Net generation, 2025

21.2 TWh

31 of 32 plants reported

Largest

Fort St Vrain

1,149 MW

Largest natural gas power plants in Colorado

#	Plant	Natural gas MW	2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025	Capacity factor	Operator
1	Fort St VrainWeld County	1,149	4,129*	44.7%	Public Service Co of Colorado
2	CherokeeAdams County	1,006	3,672	41.6%	Public Service Co of Colorado
3	Rocky Mountain Energy CenterWeld County	685	2,435	40.6%	Public Service Co of Colorado
4	Front Range Power PlantEl Paso County	554	2,051	42.2%	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
5	PawneeMorgan County	552	1,174	24.3%	Public Service Co of Colorado
6	RawhideLarimer County · Natural gas and coal	507	1,334*	20.7%	Platte River Power Authority
7	Pueblo Airport Generating StationPueblo County	440	1,605	41.6%	Black Hills Service Company LLC
8	Spindle Hill Energy CenterWeld County	420	705	19.2%	Invenergy Services LLC
9	Blue Spruce Energy CenterAdams County	398	406	11.6%	Public Service Co of Colorado
10	JM Shafer Generating StationWeld County	397	717	20.6%	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
11	Manchief Electric Generating StationMorgan County	300	284	10.8%	Public Service Co of Colorado
12	South Plant (CO)El Paso County	245	73.2	3.4%	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
13	Fountain Valley Power FacilityEl Paso County	228	238	11.9%	Fountain Valley Power LLC
14	Brush Generation FacilityMorgan County	212	126	5.3%	Brush Power LLC
15	Arapahoe Combustion Turbine ProjectDenver County	194	310	18.3%	SWG Arapahoe, LLC
16	Mountain Peak Power StationWeld County	163	124*	–	Mountain Peak Power, LLC
17	Canyon Peak Power StationArapahoe County	157	–	–	Canyon Peak Power, LLC
18	Limon Generating StationLincoln County	154	148	10.9%	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
19	Frank KnutsonAdams County	154	102	7.6%	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
20	Valmont Combustion Turbine ProjectBoulder County	142	46.4	3.7%	Public Service Co of Colorado
21	Plains End II LLCJefferson County	118	18.8	1.8%	Plains End Operating Services LLC
22	Plains EndJefferson County	114	9.9	1.0%	Plains End Operating Services LLC
23	Fort LuptonWeld County	101	15.1	1.7%	Public Service Co of Colorado
24	Ray D NixonEl Paso County · Coal and natural gas	76	1,274	51.5%	City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
25	ValmontBoulder County	59	23.0	4.4%	Public Service Co of Colorado
26	AlamosaAlamosa County	53	27.2	5.8%	Public Service Co of Colorado
27	Colorado Energy Nations CompanyJefferson County	35	119	38.8%	Molson Coors USA LLC
28	University of ColoradoBoulder County	32	0.2	0.1%	University of Colorado
29	FruitaMesa County	27	1.8	0.8%	Public Service Co of Colorado
30	American Gypsum CogenerationEagle County	6.4	21.0	25.0%	Eagle Materials Co LLC
31	Gaylord Rockies CHPAdams County	4.0	19.5	55.5%	Carstensen Wind, LLC (Longroad)
32	Western Sugar Coop- Ft MorganMorgan County	3.0	4.4	16.7%	Western Sugar Cooperative

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

Projects where natural gas is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is natural gas nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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