SR Rattlesnake
Solar power plant · Weld County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
6.0 MW
Rank in Colorado
#136
of 326 plants
In service since
2020
December 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- SR Rattlesnake, LLC
- County
- Weld County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among solar plants in Colorado
- #38 of 184
- EIA plant code
- 64152
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNAKE | Solar Photovoltaic | 6.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 2020 | 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
| James W. Broderick Hydropower Plant | Hydro | 7.5 MW |
| Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant | Other | 6.1 MW |
| Vallecito Hydroelectric | Hydro | 5.8 MW |
| Las Animas | Other | 5.6 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 6.0 MW solar plant and a 6.0 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