University of Colorado
Natural gas power plant · Boulder County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
33 MW
Rank in Colorado
#87
of 326 plants
In service since
1992
August 1992
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- University of Colorado
- County
- Boulder County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.14%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #25 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 54372
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 16 MW | 15 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 16 MW | 15 MW | 1992 | Operating |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 1992 | Out of service but expected to return to service in next calendar year |
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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| Grazing Yak Solar | Solar | 35 MW |
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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 33 MW solar plant and a 33 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