Metro Wastewater Reclamation District
Other power plant · Denver County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
15 MW
Rank in Colorado
#101
of 326 plants
In service since
1985
April 1985
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- ENGIE Denver Metro LLC
- County
- Denver County
- Generating units
- 6
- Share of state capacity
- 0.07%
- Rank among other plants in Colorado
- #2 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 10180
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Other Waste Biomass | 3.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 6 | Other Waste Biomass | 3.5 MW | 2.5 MW | 2000 | Operating |
| 1 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.0 MW | 1.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 2 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.0 MW | 1.2 MW | 1985 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 3 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.0 MW | 1.2 MW | 1985 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.0 MW | 1.2 MW | 1985 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Greater Sandhill I | Solar | 19 MW |
| SR Platte Solar Farm | Solar | 16 MW |
| Shoshone (CO) | Hydro | 14 MW |
| SR Jenkins Ft Lupton | Solar | 13 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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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