Nameplate capacity
27 MW
Rank in Colorado
#94
of 326 plants
In service since
1997
April 1997
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
- County
- El Paso County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.12%
- Rank among hydro plants in Colorado
- #9 of 49
- EIA plant code
- 7233
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 27 MW | 28 MW | 1997 | 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
| Crystal | Hydro | 28 MW |
| Fruita | Natural gas | 27 MW |
| Green Mountain | Hydro | 26 MW |
| Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid | Solar | 23 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 27 MW solar plant and a 27 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