Fort Lupton
Natural gas power plant · Weld County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
101 MW
Rank in Colorado
#61
of 326 plants
In service since
1972
April 1972
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- Weld County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.44%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #21 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 8067
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 50 MW | 44 MW | 1972 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 50 MW | 44 MW | 1972 | 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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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 101 MW solar plant and a 101 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