Nameplate capacity
45 MW
Rank in Colorado
#81
of 326 plants
In service since
1950
September 1950
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- County
- Larimer County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.20%
- Rank among hydro plants in Colorado
- #6 of 49
- EIA plant code
- 513
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 17 MW | 1950 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 17 MW | 1950 | Operating |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 17 MW | 1950 | 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
| Kit Carson Windpower | Wind | 51 MW |
| Titan Solar | Solar | 50 MW |
| Pole Hill | Hydro | 38 MW |
| Prairie Center Energy LLC | Battery storage | 35 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 45 MW solar plant and a 45 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