Nameplate capacity
4.6 MW
Rank in Colorado
#167
of 326 plants
In service since
2005
June 2005
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- La Plata County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Colorado
- #25 of 49
- EIA plant code
- 6206
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2005 | 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
| Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 | Hydro | 4.8 MW |
| Amazon Denver DEN3 | Solar | 4.6 MW |
| Ameresco HCE Solar LLC | Solar | 4.5 MW |
| Big Thompson | Hydro | 4.5 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 4.6 MW solar plant and a 4.6 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