Nameplate capacity
8.0 MW
Rank in Colorado
#126
of 326 plants
In service since
1946
January 1946
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- City of Lamar - (CO)
- County
- Prowers County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among wind plants in Colorado
- #31 of 33
- EIA plant code
- 508
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1-T3 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 4.5 MW | 4.0 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| T4 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1.5 MW | 1.5 MW | 2004 | Operating |
| IC1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1949 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1946 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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
| Gross Hydro Plant | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| Huerfano River Wind | Wind | 8.0 MW |
| Tri-County Water Hydropower Project | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| Ash Mesa Solar, LLC | Solar | 7.8 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 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