Shoshone (CO)
Hydro power plant · Garfield County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
14 MW
Rank in Colorado
#102
of 326 plants
In service since
2009
June 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- Garfield County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among hydro plants in Colorado
- #11 of 49
- EIA plant code
- 476
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.2 MW | 7.5 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| B | Conventional Hydroelectric | 7.2 MW | 7.5 MW | 2009 | 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 14 MW solar plant and a 14 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