Springfield (CO)
Other power plant · Baca County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
2.7 MW
Rank in Colorado
#210
of 326 plants
In service since
1950
August 1950
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Petroleum Liquids
- Operator
- City of Springfield - (CO)
- County
- Baca County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among other plants in Colorado
- #11 of 11
- EIA plant code
- 8100
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.2 MW | 1.2 MW | 1965 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| IC5 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.8 MW | 0.8 MW | 1960 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| IC4 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 1950 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 2 | Petroleum Liquids | 0.2 MW | 0.2 MW | 1950 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
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
| Yuma Solar | Solar | 2.8 MW |
| San Luis Valley Solar Array | Solar | 2.7 MW |
| Carter Hydro | Hydro | 2.6 MW |
| Pivot Solar 37 | Solar | 2.5 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 2.7 MW solar plant and a 2.7 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