CO · State grid profile
Colorado power grid
Colorado's operating portfolio is led by Oil & gas, followed by Wind. Its 330 plants represent 21,647 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 5,402 MW of proposed capacity.
Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Coverage quality
What is complete here?
Generation portfolio
Colorado capacity by fuel
Oil & gas37.5%8,122 MW
Wind24.8%5,379 MW
Coal19.4%4,199 MW
Solar11%2,371 MW
Hydro5.5%1,188 MW
Storage1.6%348 MW
Biomass0.2%34 MW
Industrial & other0%6 MW
Facility intelligence
Largest Colorado power plants
| Plant | Primary fuel | Location | Utility | Operating capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig (CO)Plant 6021 | Coal | Craig, COMoffat County | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | 1,428 MW |
| Comanche (CO)Plant 470 | Coal | Pueblo, COPueblo County | Public Service Co of Colorado | 1,253 MW |
| Fort St VrainPlant 6112 | Oil & gas | Platteville, COWeld County | Public Service Co of Colorado | 1,149 MW |
| CherokeePlant 469 | Oil & gas | Denver, COAdams County | Public Service Co of Colorado | 1,006 MW |
| RawhidePlant 6761 | Oil & gas | Wellington, COLarimer County | Platte River Power Authority | 800 MW |
| Rocky Mountain Energy CenterPlant 55835 | Oil & gas | Keenesburg, COWeld County | Public Service Co of Colorado | 685 MW |
| Rush Creek WindPlant 60619 | Wind | Matheson, COElbert County | Public Service Co of Colorado | 600 MW |
| Front Range Power PlantPlant 55283 | Oil & gas | Fountain, COEl Paso County | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | 554 MW |
| PawneePlant 6248 | Coal | Brush, COMorgan County | Public Service Co of Colorado | 552 MW |
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind FarmPlant 62952 | Wind | Cheyenne Wells, COCheyenne County | Public Service Co of Colorado | 498 MW |
Methodology
Transparent by design
State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.