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Natural gas power plants in Colorado

40 natural gas power plants in Colorado, totaling 9.8 GW of nameplate capacity. Source: EIA.

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All natural gas plants in Colorado

Cherokee
Natural gas · Denver, Colorado · Operating
1,427 MW
Fort St Vrain
Natural gas · Platteville, Colorado · Operating
1,149 MW
Rocky Mountain Energy Center
Natural gas · Keenesburg, Colorado · Operating
685 MW
Front Range Power Plant
Natural gas · Fountain, Colorado · Operating
554 MW
Pawnee
Natural gas · Brush, Colorado · Operating
552 MW
South Plant (CO)
Natural gas · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Retired
502 MW
Pueblo Airport Generating Station
Natural gas · Pueblo, Colorado · Operating
490 MW
Horizon
Natural gas · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Planned
480 MW
Spindle Hill Energy Center
Natural gas · Fort Lupton, Colorado · Operating
420 MW
Blue Spruce Energy Center
Natural gas · Aurora, Colorado · Operating
398 MW
JM Shafer Generating Station
Natural gas · Ft. Lupton, Colorado · Operating
397 MW
Manchief Electric Generating Station
Natural gas · Brush, Colorado · Operating
300 MW
Brush Generation Facility
Natural gas · Brush, Colorado · Operating
297 MW
Fountain Valley Power Facility
Natural gas · Fountain, Colorado · Operating
228 MW
Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project
Natural gas · Denver, Colorado · Operating
194 MW
Mountain Peak Power Station
Natural gas · Keenesburg, Colorado · Operating
163 MW
Canyon Peak Power Station
Natural gas · Bennett, Colorado · Under construction
157 MW
Frank Knutson
Natural gas · Commerce City, Colorado · Operating
154 MW
Limon Generating Station
Natural gas · Limon, Colorado · Operating
154 MW
Valmont Combustion Turbine Project
Natural gas · Boulder, Colorado · Operating
142 MW
Plains End II LLC
Natural gas · Arvada, Colorado · Operating
118 MW
Zuni
Natural gas · Denver, Colorado · Retired
115 MW
Plains End
Natural gas · Arvada, Colorado · Operating
114 MW
Thermo Power & Electric
Natural gas · Colorado · Retired
111 MW
Fort Lupton
Natural gas · Ft. Lupton, Colorado · Operating
101 MW
Rifle Generating Station
Natural gas · Rifle, Colorado · Retired
84 MW
George Birdsall
Natural gas · Colorado Springs, Colorado · Retired
61 MW
Alamosa
Natural gas · Alamosa, Colorado · Operating
53 MW
Thermo Greeley
Natural gas · Colorado · Retired
37 MW
Colorado Energy Nations Company
Natural gas · Golden, Colorado · Operating
35 MW
University of Colorado
Natural gas · Boulder, Colorado · Operating
33 MW
Pueblo
Natural gas · Pueblo, Colorado · Retired
31 MW
Fruita
Natural gas · Grand Junction, Colorado · Operating
27 MW
American Gypsum Cogeneration
Natural gas · Gypsum, Colorado · Operating
10 MW
Delta (CO)
Natural gas · Colorado · Retired
5 MW
South Bear Creek
Natural gas · Colorado · Retired
5 MW
Gaylord Rockies CHP
Natural gas · Aurora, Colorado · Operating
4 MW
3 MW LLC
Natural gas · Somerset, Colorado · Retired
3 MW
Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan
Natural gas · Fort Morgan, Colorado · Operating
3 MW
Dragon Trail
Natural gas · Colorado · Retired
0 MW

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)