Rush Creek Wind
Wind power plant · Elbert County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
600 MW
Rank in Colorado
#7
of 326 plants
In service since
2018
December 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- Elbert County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 2.61%
- Rank among wind plants in Colorado
- #1 of 33
- EIA plant code
- 60619
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 600 MW | 582 MW | 2018 | 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
| Rawhide | Coal | 800 MW |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Natural gas | 685 MW |
| Front Range Power Plant | Natural gas | 554 MW |
| Pawnee | Natural gas | 552 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 600 MW solar plant and a 600 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