Huerfano River Wind
Wind power plant · Huerfano County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
8.0 MW
Rank in Colorado
#125
of 326 plants
In service since
2013
October 2013
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Huerfano River Wind, LLC
- County
- Huerfano County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among wind plants in Colorado
- #30 of 33
- EIA plant code
- 58548
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTG1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| WTG2 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| WTG3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2013 | Operating |
| WTG4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 2013 | 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
| Marys Lake | Hydro | 8.1 MW |
| Gross Hydro Plant | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| Lamar Plant | Wind | 8.0 MW |
| Tri-County Water Hydropower Project | Hydro | 8.0 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 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 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