Plains End II LLC
Natural gas power plant · Jefferson County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
118 MW
Rank in Colorado
#57
of 326 plants
In service since
2008
May 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Plains End Operating Services LLC
- County
- Jefferson County
- Generating units
- 14
- Share of state capacity
- 0.51%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #19 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 56516
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2G01 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G02 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G03 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G04 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G05 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G06 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G07 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 7.4 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G08 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G09 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G10 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G11 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G12 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G13 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| 2G14 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 8.4 MW | 8.0 MW | 2008 | 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
| Burlington (CO) | Other | 129 MW |
| Comanche Solar | Solar | 120 MW |
| Plains End | Natural gas | 114 MW |
| Dolores Canyon Solar | Solar | 110 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 118 MW solar plant and a 118 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