List of power stations in Colorado
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Colorado, sorted by type and name. In 2017, Colorado had a total summer capacity of 16,017 MW through all of its power plants. Colorado's energy mix in 2018 was 49% coal, 32% natural gas, 2% hydroelectric and 17% renewables. While coal is being replaced with natural gas and renewables in the state's electricity portfolio, Colorado's coal production in 2017 increased for the first time in six years due to increasing foreign demand.
In 2004, Colorado became the first state with a voter-approved renewable portfolio standard. The RPS requires 30% of electricity sold by investor-owned utilities to come from renewable energy sources by 2020, with 3% from distributed generation. The leading source of renewable energy is wind.
Coal power stations
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year Completed | Refs |
| Comanche Generating Station | Pueblo County | 1410 | 1973 - Unit 1 1975 - Unit 2 2010 - Unit 3 | ||
| Craig Generating Station | Moffat County | 1283 | 1981 - Unit 1 1979 - Unit 2 1984 - Unit 3 | ||
| Pawnee Generating Station | Morgan County | 505 | 1981 | ||
| Hayden Generating Station | Routt County | 441 | 1965 - Unit 1 1976 - Unit 2 | ||
| Rawhide Energy Station | Larimer County | 280 | 1984 | ||
| Ray D Nixon Power Plant | El Paso County | 208 | 1980 | ||
| Martin Drake Power Plant | El Paso County | 185 | 1968 - Unit 6 1974 - Unit 7 | ||
| Nucla Station | Montrose County | 100 | 1959 - Units 1-3 1991 - Unit 4 | ||
| Lamar Station | Prowers County | 52 | 2008 2011 - closed |
Natural gas power stations
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year Completed | Refs |
| Fort St. Vrain Generating Station | Weld County | 969 | 1990's - Units 1-4 2009 - Units 5-6 | ||
| Cherokee Generating Station | Adams County | 928 | 1968 - Unit 4 2015 - Units 5-7 | ||
| Rocky Mountain Generating Station | Weld County | 580 | 2004 - Units 1-3 | ||
| Front Range Power Plant | El Paso County | 460 | 1992 | ||
| Pueblo Airport Generating Station | Pueblo County | 440 | 2012 | ||
| Rawhide Energy Station | Larimer County | 388 | 2002 - Units A,B,&C 2004 - Unit D 2008 - Unit F | ||
| Brush Generating Station | Morgan County | 307 | 1994 | ||
| Manchief Generating Station | Morgan County | 300 | 2000 | ||
| Spindle Hill Energy Center | Weld County | 300 | 2007 | ||
| J M Shafer Generating Station | Weld County | 272 | 2012 | ||
| Blue Spruce Energy Center | AdamsCounty | 264 | 2003 - Units 1-2 | ||
| Plains End Power Plant | Jefferson County | 231 | 2001 - Unit 1 2006 - Unit 2 | ||
| Fountain Valley Power Facility | El Paso County | 240 | 2001 | ||
| Valmont Generating Station | Boulder County | 227 | 1964 - Unit 5 1973 - Unit 6 | ||
| Knutson Power Plant | Adams County | 140 | 2002 | ||
| Limon Generating Station | Lincoln County | 140 | 2002 | ||
| Fort Lupton Generating Station | Weld County | 88 | 1972 | ||
| Rifle Generating Station | Garfield County | 85 | 1986 |
Hydroelectric power stations
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year Completed | Refs |
| Morrow Point Power Plant | Montrose County | 1968 | |||
| Flatiron Power Plant | Larimer County | 1954 | |||
| Blue Mesa Power Plant | Gunnison County | 1966 | |||
| Estes Power Plant | Larimer County | 45 | 1950 | ||
| Pole Hill Power Plant | Larimer County | 1954 | |||
| Crystal Power Plant | Montrose County | 1977 | |||
| Tesla Hydro Power Plant | El Paso County | 28 | 1997 | ||
| Green Mountain Power Plant | Summit County | 26 | 1943 | ||
| Shoshone Power Plant | Garfield County | 15 | 1909 | ||
| Towaoc Powerplant | Montezuma County | 1993 | |||
| Upper Molina Powerplant | Mesa County | 1962 | |||
| Marys Lake Power Plant | Larimer County | 1951 | |||
| Ridgway Dam Hydropower Project | Ouray County | 8 | 2014 | ||
| Gross Hydro Plant | Boulder County | 1954 | |||
| Manitou Hydro Power Plant | El Paso County | 5 | 1905 | ||
| Ruedi Power Plant | Pitkin County | 5 | 1985 | ||
| Lower Molina Powerplant | Mesa County | 1962 | |||
| Tacoma Power Plant | La Plata County | 1906 | |||
| Ames Hydroelectric Generating Plant | San Miguel County | 1906 | |||
| Carter Lake Hydroelectric Project | Larimer County | 2012 | |||
| Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility | Rio Blanco County | 1993 | |||
| Georgetown Hydro Generating Plant | Clear Creek County | 1903 | |||
| McPhee Dam Powerplant | Montezuma County | 1992 | |||
| Strontia Springs Hydro Plant | Douglas County | 1 | 1986 | ||
| Ouray Hydroelectric Power Plant | Ouray County | 1890 | |||
| Smuggler-Union Hydro Power Plant | San Miguel County | 1907 |
Pumped storage power stations
Wind farms
The following list emphasizes operating wind farms in Colorado that are 50 MW or larger.To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the .
Alternatively, visit or
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year Completed | Refs |
| Limon Wind Energy Center | Lincoln County | 601 | 2014 | ||
| Rush Creek Wind Project | Elbert County | 600 | 2018 | ||
| Cedar Creek Wind Farm | Weld County | 551 | 2011 | ||
| Peetz Table Wind Complex | Logan County | 430 | 2007 | ||
| Cedar Point Wind Farm | Lincoln County | 252 | 2011 | ||
| Golden West Wind Energy Center | El Paso County | 250 | 2015 | ||
| Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center | Logan County | 174 | 2009 | ||
| Colorado Green Wind Power Project | Prowers County | 162 | 2003 | ||
| Carousel Wind Energy Center | Kit Carson County | 150 | 2015 | ||
| Spring Canyon Wind Farm | Logan County | 123 | 2014 | ||
| Colorado Highlands Wind Farm | Logan County | 91 | 2013 | ||
| Twin Buttes Wind Project | Bent County | 75 | 2007 | ||
| Twin Buttes Wind II Project | Prowers County | 75 | 2018 | ||
| Peak View Wind Farm | Huerfano County | 61 | 2017 | ||
| Kit Carson Wind Farm | Kit Carson County | 51 | 2017 | ||
| Huerfano River Wind Farm | Huerfano County | 8 | 2013 |
Solar farms
The following list emphasizes operating solar photovoltaic farms in Colorado that are 10 MW or larger.To update and expand this list, search the Energy Information Administration's plant-level data set by visiting the .
Alternatively, view the which is less frequently updated.
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year Completed | Refs |
| Comanche Solar Project | Pueblo County | 120 | 2016 | ||
| Palmer Solar Project | El Paso County | 60 | 2020 | ||
| Hooper Solar PV Power Plant | Alamosa County | 50 | 2015 | ||
| Grazing Yak Solar Project | El Paso County | 35 | 2019 | ||
| Rawhide Flats Bison Solar Plant | Larimer County | 30 | 2016 | ||
| San Isabel Solar Energy Center | Las Animas County | 30 | 2016 | ||
| Alamosa Solar Generating Project | Alamosa County | 30 | 2012 | ||
| San Luis Valley Solar Ranch | Alamosa County | 30 | 2011 | ||
| Greater Sandhill Solar Plant | Alamosa County | 19 | 2010 | ||
| SR Platte Rattlesnake Solar Farm | Weld County | 16 | 2017 | ||
| SR Fort Lupton Solar Farm | Weld County | 13 | 2016 | ||
| Victory Solar Facility | Adams County | 13 | 2016 | ||
| Clear Spring Ranch Solar Array | El Paso County | 10 | 2016 | ||
| Denver Int'l Airport Solar Project | Denver County | 2014 | 10MWDC | ||
| Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant | Alamosa County | 2007 | |||
| SR Mavericks Solar Farm | Weld County | 2016 | |||
| SR Skylark Solar Farm | Weld County | 6 | 2016 | ||
| Air Force Academy Solar Farm | El Paso County | 2011 | |||
| Colorado State Univ. Solar Farm | Larimer County | 5 | 2010 | ||
| Valley View Solar Farm | Weld County | 4 | 2015 | ||
| SR Kersey Platte Valley Solar Farm | Weld County | 2017 | |||
| Fort Carson Army Base Solar Farm | El Paso County | 2 | 2010 | ||
| Rifle Energy Innovation Plant | Garfield County | 2 | 2009 | ||
| Garfield Airport Solar Array | Garfield County | ||||
| CRMS Solar Farm | Garfield County |