Nameplate capacity
10 MW
Rank in Colorado
#114
of 326 plants
In service since
1964
February 1964
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC
- County
- Otero County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among other plants in Colorado
- #4 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 6516
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IC1A | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1964 | Operating |
| IC2 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1964 | Operating |
| IC3 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1964 | Operating |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1964 | Operating |
| IC5 | Petroleum Liquids | 2.0 MW | 2.0 MW | 1964 | 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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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 10 MW solar plant and a 10 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