Brighton PV Solar Plant
Solar power plant · Adams County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
1.8 MW
Rank in Colorado
#242
of 326 plants
In service since
2012
December 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Hangar 160 LLC
- County
- Adams County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in Colorado
- #110 of 184
- EIA plant code
- 59144
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15755 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 2012 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Denver Int Airport | Solar | 1.9 MW |
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| Fremont CO 1, LLC | Solar | 1.8 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 1.8 MW solar plant and a 1.8 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