Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan
Natural gas power plant · Morgan County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
3.0 MW
Rank in Colorado
#203
of 326 plants
In service since
1947
September 1947
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Western Sugar Cooperative
- County
- Morgan County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among natural gas plants in Colorado
- #30 of 30
- EIA plant code
- 58081
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATB-2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1947 | 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 3.0 MW solar plant and a 3.0 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