List of power stations in Colorado

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Colorado, sorted by type and name. In 2017, Colorado had a total summer capacity of 16,017 MW through all of its power plants.[2] Colorado's energy mix in 2018 was 49% coal, 32% natural gas, 2% hydroelectric and 17% renewables. While coal is being replaced with natural gas and renewables in the state's electricity portfolio, Colorado's coal production in 2017 increased for the first time in six years due to increasing foreign demand.[1]

September of 2018 [1]

  Coal (49%)
  Natural Gas (32%)
  Hydroelectric (2%)
  Other renewables (17%)

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 (e.g. rooftop solar).[3] The leading source of renewable energy is wind.

Coal power stations
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Year
Completed		Refs
Comanche Generating StationPueblo County38°12′29″N 104°34′29″W1,4101973 - Unit 1
1975 - Unit 2
2010 - Unit 3		[4][5]
Craig Generating StationMoffat County40°27′46″N 107°35′28″W1,2831981 - Unit 1
1979 - Unit 2
1984 - Unit 3
(Station scheduled to be closed by 2030)		[6][7][8]
Pawnee Generating StationMorgan County40°13′18″N 103°40′49″W5051981[9][10]
Hayden Generating StationRoutt County40°29′08″N 107°11′06″W4411965 - Unit 1
1976 - Unit 2		[11][12]
Rawhide Energy StationLarimer County40°51′39″N 105°01′16″W2801984 (Station scheduled to be closed by the end of 2030)[13][14] [15]
Ray D Nixon Power PlantEl Paso County38°38′00″N 104°42′21″W2081980[16][17]
Martin Drake Power PlantEl Paso County38°49′28″N 104°50′00″W1851968 - Unit 6
1974 - Unit 7		[18][19]
Nucla StationMontrose County38°14′17.45″N 108°30′27.58″W1001959 - Units 1-3
1991 - Unit 4 (plant closed 10-1-2019)		[20][21]
Lamar StationProwers County38°02′00″N 102°32′16″W522008
2011 - closed		[22][23]

Natural gas power stations
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Year
Completed		Refs
Fort St. Vrain Generating Station Weld County40°14′46″N 104°52′27″W9691990's - Units 1-4
2009 - Units 5-6		[24]
Cherokee Generating Station Adams County39°48′26″N 104°57′52″W9281968 - Unit 4
2015 - Units 5-7		[25]
Rocky Mountain Generating StationWeld County40°05′27″N 104°35′43″W5802004 - Units 1-3[26]
Front Range Power PlantEl Paso County38°37′41″N 104°42′25″W4601992[27]
Pueblo Airport Generating StationPueblo County38°19′15″N 104°31′35″W4402012[28]
Rawhide Energy StationLarimer County40°51′39″N 105°01′16″W3882002 - Units A,B,&C
2004 - Unit D
2008 - Unit F		[29]
Brush Generating StationMorgan County40°14′29″N 103°37′52″W3071994[30]
Manchief Generating StationMorgan County40°13′03″N 103°41′06″W3002000[31][32]
Spindle Hill Energy CenterWeld County40°05′32″N 104°53′16″W3002007[33]
J M Shafer Generating StationWeld County40°05′55″N 104°46′25″W2722012[30]
Blue Spruce Energy CenterAdamsCounty39°44′52″N 104°40′53″W2642003 - Units 1-2[34]
Plains End Power PlantJefferson County39°51′27″N 105°13′33″W2312001 - Unit 1
2006 - Unit 2		[35][36]
Fountain Valley Power FacilityEl Paso County38°33′25″N 104°41′15″W2402001[37]
Valmont Generating StationBoulder County40°01′10″N 105°12′07″W2271964 - Unit 5
1973 - Unit 6		[38]
Knutson Power PlantAdams County39°56′28″N 104°40′55″W1402002[39]
Limon Generating StationLincoln County39°12′14″N 103°42′02″W1402002[39]
Fort Lupton Generating StationWeld County40°05′32″N 104°47′46″W881972[40][41]
Rifle Generating StationGarfield County39°31′02″N 107°43′48″W851986[30]

Hydroelectric power stations
NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Year
Completed		Refs
Morrow Point Power PlantMontrose County38°27′07″N 107°32′17″W173.31968[42][43]
Flatiron Power PlantLarimer County40°21′54″N 105°14′10″W94.51954[44][45]
Blue Mesa Power PlantGunnison County38°27′12″N 107°20′04″W86.41966[42][43]
Estes Power PlantLarimer County40°22′35″N 104°54′04″W451950[46]
Pole Hill Power PlantLarimer County40°21′54″N 105°19′30″W38.21954[47]
Crystal Power PlantMontrose County38°30′38″N 107°37′31″W31.51977[42][43]
Tesla Hydro Power PlantEl Paso County38°58′25″N 104°54′04″W281997[48]
Green Mountain Power PlantSummit County39°52′44″N 106°19′58″W261943[49]
Shoshone Power PlantGarfield County39°34′12″N 107°13′37″W151909[50][51]
Towaoc PowerplantMontezuma County37°25′46″N 108°34′30″W11.51993[52][53]
Upper Molina PowerplantMesa County39°8′38″N 108°0′17″W8.61962[54]
Marys Lake Power PlantLarimer County40°20′39″N 105°32′04″W8.11951[55]
Ridgway Dam Hydropower ProjectOuray County37°14′13″N 107°45′31″W82014[56] [57]
Gross Hydro PlantBoulder County39°56′44″N 105°21′23″W7.81954[58][59]
Manitou Hydro Power PlantEl Paso County38°51′20″N 104°55′59″W51905[48]
Ruedi Power PlantPitkin County39°21′47″N 106°49′19″W51985[60]
Lower Molina PowerplantMesa County39°11′44″N 108°2′56″W4.81962[54]
Tacoma Power PlantLa Plata County37°31′25″N 107°46′58″W4.61906[61][62]
Ames Hydroelectric Generating PlantSan Miguel County37°51′58″N 107°52′59″W3.81906[63][64]
Carter Lake Hydroelectric ProjectLarimer County40°19′27″N 105°12′32″W2.62012[65]
Taylor Draw Hydroelectric FacilityRio Blanco County40°6′23″N 108°42′40″W2.31993[66]
Georgetown Hydro Generating PlantClear Creek County39°41′31″N 105°41′52″W1.61903[67][68]
McPhee Dam PowerplantMontezuma County37°34′39″N 108°34′20″W1.31992[52][53]
Strontia Springs Hydro PlantDouglas County39°25′57″N 105°7′34″W11986[69]
Ouray Hydroelectric Power PlantOuray County38°01′14″N 107°40′30″W0.901890[70]
Smuggler-Union Hydro Power PlantSan Miguel County37°55′09″N 107°46′08″W0.501907[70]

Pumped storage power stations

Wind farms
See also: Wind power in Colorado

The following list emphasizes operating wind farms in Colorado that are 50 MW or larger.
To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the Electrity Data Browser.
Alternatively, visit OpenEI Wind Farm Data or The Windpower Database

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MW)		Year
Completed		Refs
Limon Wind Energy CenterLincoln County39°22′51″N 103°34′23″W6012014[71]
Rush Creek Wind ProjectElbert County39°10′20″N 103°50′43″W6002018[72]
Cedar Creek Wind FarmWeld County40°52′16″N 104°5′35″W5512011[73][74][75]
Peetz Table Wind ComplexLogan County40°57′3″N 103°9′19″W4302007[76][77][78][79]
Cedar Point Wind FarmLincoln County39°25′18″N 103°40′41″W2522011[80]
Golden West Wind Energy CenterEl Paso County38°56′06″N 104°12′43″W2502015[81]
Northern Colorado Wind Energy CenterLogan County40°59′17″N 102°53′49″W1742009[82]
Colorado Green Wind Power ProjectProwers County37°42′12″N 102°37′23″W1622003[83]
Carousel Wind Energy CenterKit Carson County39°20′02″N 102°10′23″W1502015[84]
Spring Canyon Wind FarmLogan County40°58′59″N 102°57′53″W1232014[85][86]
Colorado Highlands Wind FarmLogan County40°45′25″N 102°44′35″W912013[87][88]
Twin Buttes Wind ProjectBent County37°40′25″N 102°51′44″W752007[89]
Twin Buttes Wind II ProjectProwers County37°46′23″N 102°32′46″W752018[90]
Peak View Wind FarmHuerfano County37°42′38″N 104°30′20″W612017[91]
Kit Carson Wind FarmKit Carson County39°20′18″N 102°21′12″W512017[92]
Huerfano River Wind FarmHuerfano County37°46′28″N 104°49′55″W82013[93]

Solar farms
See also: Solar power in Colorado

The following list emphasizes operating solar photovoltaic farms in Colorado that are 10 MW or larger.
To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the Electrity Data Browser.
Alternatively, view the Solar Industry Association's Major Solar Projects List which is less frequently updated.

NameLocationCoordinatesCapacity
(MWAC)		Year
Completed		Refs
Comanche Solar ProjectPueblo County38°12′19″N 104°34′00″W1202016[94]
Palmer Solar ProjectEl Paso County38°38′10″N 104°39′37″W602020[95]
Hooper Solar PV Power PlantAlamosa County37°41′32″N 105°58′54″W502015[96]
Grazing Yak Solar ProjectEl Paso County38°58′35″N 104°14′55″W352019[95][97]
Rawhide Flats Bison Solar PlantLarimer County40°51′38″N 105°00′38″W302016[98]
San Isabel Solar Energy CenterLas Animas County37°22′03″N 104°28′04″W302016[99] [100]
Alamosa Solar Generating ProjectAlamosa County37°35′54″N 105°57′07″W302012[101]
San Luis Valley Solar RanchAlamosa County37°41′03″N 105°53′13″W302011[102]
Greater Sandhill Solar PlantAlamosa County37°41′08″N 105°53′27″W192010[103]
SR Platte Rattlesnake Solar FarmWeld County40°10′54″N 104°41′31″W162017[104][105]
SR Fort Lupton Solar FarmWeld County40°04′53″N 104°44′48″W132016[106][107]
Victory Solar FacilityAdams County39°47′42″N 104°25′59″W132016[108]
Clear Spring Ranch Solar ArrayEl Paso County38°36′08″N 104°41′41″W102016[95][109]
Denver Int'l Airport Solar ProjectDenver County39°54′00″N 104°40′24″W8.3201410MWDC[110]
Alamosa Photovoltaic Power PlantAlamosa County37°41′25″N 105°52′40″W7.72007[111]
SR Mavericks Solar FarmWeld County40°13′48″N 105°01′48″W6.52016[112][113]
SR Skylark Solar Farm (A&B)Weld County40°34′40″N 104°53′41″W62016[114]
Air Force Academy Solar FarmEl Paso County38°57′24″N 104°48′23″W5.52011
Colorado State Univ. Solar FarmLarimer County40°35′32″N 105°08′50″W52010
Valley View Solar FarmWeld County40°25′08″N 104°53′31″W42015[115]
SR Kersey Platte Valley Solar FarmWeld County40°23′10″N 104°33′03″W3.52017[116][117]
Fort Carson Army Base Solar FarmEl Paso County38°41′15″N 104°46′55″W22010
Rifle Energy Innovation PlantGarfield County39°31′23″N 107°48′48″W22009
Garfield Airport Solar ArrayGarfield County39°31′29″N 107°40′20″W0.858
CRMS Solar FarmGarfield County39°24′36″N 107°13′32″W0.147[118][119]

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