Nameplate capacity
59 MW
Rank in Colorado
#76
of 326 plants
In service since
1973
May 1973
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of Colorado
- County
- Boulder County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.26%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #22 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 477
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 59 MW | 43 MW | 1973 | 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
| Spring Canyon | Wind | 60 MW |
| Busch Ranch II Wind Farm | Wind | 59 MW |
| Alamosa | Natural gas | 53 MW |
| Hooper Solar | Solar | 52 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 59 MW solar plant and a 59 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