Plains End
Natural gas power plant · Jefferson County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
114 MW
Rank in Colorado
#58
of 326 plants
In service since
2002
May 2002
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Plains End Operating Services LLC
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 20
- Share of state capacity
- 0.50%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #20 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 55650
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE15 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE16 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE17 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE18 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE19 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GE20 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN5 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN6 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN7 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN8 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN9 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 5.7 MW | 5.5 MW | 2002 | 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
| Comanche Solar | Solar | 120 MW |
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| Dolores Canyon Solar | Solar | 110 MW |
| Crossing Trails Wind Power Project LLC. | Wind | 104 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 114 MW solar plant and a 114 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