Williams Fork Hydro Plant
Hydro power plant · Grand County, Colorado
Nameplate capacity
3.5 MW
Rank in Colorado
#191
of 326 plants
In service since
1959
July 1959
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Denver City & County of
- County
- Grand County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Colorado
- #32 of 49
- EIA plant code
- 10422
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 1959 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 0.5 MW | 0.5 MW | 2012 | 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
| SR Kersey | Solar | 3.5 MW |
| South Canal Hydro-3 | Hydro | 3.5 MW |
| City & County of Denver at Denver Int'l | Solar | 3.4 MW |
| Fort Morgan Solar | Solar | 3.4 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 3.5 MW solar plant and a 3.5 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