Pueblo Airport Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Pueblo County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
440 MW
Rank in Colorado
#14
of 326 plants
In service since
2012
January 2012
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Black Hills Service Company LLC
- County
- Pueblo County
- Generating units
- 9
- Share of state capacity
- 1.92%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #6 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 56998
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 100 MW | 90 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 100 MW | 90 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 40 MW | 37 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 40 MW | 37 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 40 MW | 37 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 7 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 40 MW | 37 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| CT08 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 40 MW | 40 MW | 2016 | Operating |
| 43 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 20 MW | 20 MW | 2012 | Operating |
| 53 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 20 MW | 20 MW | 2012 | 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
| Hayden | Coal | 465 MW |
| Neptune Energy Center Hybrid | Solar | 450 MW |
| Spindle Hill Energy Center | Natural gas | 420 MW |
| Blue Spruce Energy Center | Natural gas | 398 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 440 MW solar plant and a 440 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