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Public Service Co of Colorado in Colorado
Power plant fleet — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants in Colorado
23
Nameplate capacity
8,139.5 MW
Generating units
45
Share of state capacity
35.05%
By technology
| Technology | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 2,840 MW |
| Conventional Steam Coal | 2 | 1,718.2 MW |
| Onshore Wind Turbine | 2 | 1,098.4 MW |
| Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7 | 1,079.9 MW |
| Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1 | 552.3 MW |
| Solar Photovoltaic | 2 | 526.3 MW |
| Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 1 | 300 MW |
| Conventional Hydroelectric | 5 | 24.4 MW |
Plants
| Plant | Technology | Units | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche (CO) | Conventional Steam Coal | 2 | 1,252.8 MW |
| Fort St Vrain | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 6 | 1,148.5 MW |
| Cherokee | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 4 | 1,006.4 MW |
| Rocky Mountain Energy Center | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 3 | 685.1 MW |
| Rush Creek Wind | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 600 MW |
| Pawnee | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 1 | 552.3 MW |
| Rocky Mountain Solar | Solar Photovoltaic | 2 | 525 MW |
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Onshore Wind Turbine | 1 | 498.4 MW |
| Hayden | Conventional Steam Coal | 2 | 465.4 MW |
| Blue Spruce Energy Center | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2 | 397.8 MW |
| Manchief Electric Generating Station | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2 | 300 MW |
| Cabin Creek | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 2 | 300 MW |
| Valmont Combustion Turbine Project | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2 | 142.2 MW |
| Fort Lupton | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2 | 100.8 MW |
| Valmont | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1 | 59.3 MW |
| Alamosa | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 2 | 53.2 MW |
| Fruita | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 1 | 26.6 MW |
| Shoshone (CO) | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 14.4 MW |
| Tacoma | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 4.6 MW |
| Ames Hydro | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 3.6 MW |
| Panasonic Carport Solar Hybrid | Solar Photovoltaic | 1 | 1.3 MW |
| Georgetown Hydro | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2 | 1.2 MW |
| Salida | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1 | 0.6 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860 and EIA-860M. "Share of state capacity" is this operator's nameplate capacity in Colorado as a percentage of all in-state nameplate capacity.