Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm
Wind power plant · Cheyenne County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
498 MW
Rank in Colorado
#12
of 329 plants
In service since
2020
August 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- Cheyenne County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 2.11%
- Rank among wind plants in Colorado
- #3 of 34
- EIA plant code
- 62952
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRW01 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 498 MW | 498 MW | 2020 | 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
| Rocky Mountain Solar | Solar | 525 MW |
| Dusty Rose Wind | Wind | 502 MW |
| Hayden | Coal | 465 MW |
| Neptune Energy Center Hybrid | Solar | 450 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 498 MW solar plant and a 498 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