Nameplate capacity
8.1 MW
Rank in Colorado
#123
of 326 plants
In service since
1951
May 1951
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- County
- Larimer County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in Colorado
- #14 of 49
- EIA plant code
- 517
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.1 MW | 9.3 MW | 1951 | 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
| SunE Alamosa | Solar | 8.2 MW |
| IBM Solar | Solar | 8.1 MW |
| Gross Hydro Plant | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| Huerfano River Wind | Wind | 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 8.1 MW solar plant and a 8.1 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