Trinidad (CO)
Natural gas power plant · Las Animas County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
9.2 MW
Rank in Colorado
#119
of 326 plants
In service since
1966
May 1966
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- City of Trinidad - (CO)
- County
- Las Animas County
- Generating units
- 5
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #28 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 511
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.9 MW | 1.9 MW | 1966 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.9 MW | 1.9 MW | 1966 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
| 5 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 6 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 1999 | Operating |
| 7 | Petroleum Liquids | 1.8 MW | 1.8 MW | 1999 | 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 9.2 MW solar plant and a 9.2 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