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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Fountain, CO · EIA plant 8219

Ray D Nixon

Ray D Nixon is a coal power facility in Fountain, CO, with 283 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity283 MW3 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityCity of Colorado Springs - (CO)EIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityWACMWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Coal207 MW
Oil & gas76 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesConventional Steam CoalNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

Nearby in CO

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CO · 0.4 miFront Range Power Plant554 MW →CO · 2.2 miClear Spring Ranch PV Project10 MW →CO · 2.9 miPalmer Solar60 MW →CO · 5.4 miFountain Valley Power Facility228 MW →

Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source