Nameplate capacity
38 MW
Rank in Colorado
#82
of 326 plants
In service since
1954
January 1954
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- County
- Larimer County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among hydro plants in Colorado
- #7 of 49
- EIA plant code
- 519
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 38 MW | 38 MW | 1954 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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| Titan Solar | Solar | 50 MW |
| Estes | Hydro | 45 MW |
| Prairie Center Energy LLC | Battery storage | 35 MW |
| Colorado Energy Nations Company | Natural gas | 35 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 38 MW solar plant and a 38 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