Nameplate capacity
53 MW
Rank in Colorado
#77
of 326 plants
In service since
1973
June 1973
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- Alamosa County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.23%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #23 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 464
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 27 MW | 13 MW | 1973 | Operating |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 27 MW | 14 MW | 1977 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Colorado
| Busch Ranch II Wind Farm | Wind | 59 MW |
| Valmont | Natural gas | 59 MW |
| Hooper Solar | Solar | 52 MW |
| Kit Carson Windpower | Wind | 51 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 53 MW solar plant and a 53 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Colorado power plants · What Colorado actually generates