Nameplate capacity
5.6 MW
Rank in Colorado
#138
of 326 plants
In service since
1941
November 1941
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Las Animas - (CO)
- County
- Bent County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among other plants in Colorado
- #6 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 507
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 3.0 MW | 2.5 MW | 1967 | Operating |
| 4 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1951 | Operating |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1951 | Operating |
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1941 | Operating |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.3 MW | 0.3 MW | 1941 | 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
| SR Rattlesnake | Solar | 6.0 MW |
| Vallecito Hydroelectric | Hydro | 5.8 MW |
| Lower Molina | Hydro | 5.6 MW |
| Manitou Springs | Hydro | 5.6 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 5.6 MW solar plant and a 5.6 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