Nameplate capacity
552 MW
Rank in Colorado
#9
of 326 plants
In service since
1981
November 1981
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- Morgan County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 2.41%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #5 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 6248
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 552 MW | 505 MW | 1981 | 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
| Rush Creek Wind | Wind | 600 MW |
| Front Range Power Plant | Natural gas | 554 MW |
| Rocky Mountain Solar | Solar | 525 MW |
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Wind | 498 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 552 MW solar plant and a 552 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