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U S Bureau of Reclamation in Colorado

Power plant fleet — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).

Power plants in Colorado
14
Nameplate capacity
732 MW
Generating units
22
Share of state capacity
3.15%

By technology

TechnologyPlantsCapacity
Conventional Hydroelectric13532 MW
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage1200 MW

Plants

PlantTechnologyUnitsCapacity
Mount ElbertHydroelectric Pumped Storage2200 MW
Morrow PointConventional Hydroelectric2173.2 MW
FlatironConventional Hydroelectric394.5 MW
Blue MesaConventional Hydroelectric286.4 MW
EstesConventional Hydroelectric345 MW
Pole HillConventional Hydroelectric138.2 MW
CrystalConventional Hydroelectric128 MW
Green MountainConventional Hydroelectric226 MW
TowaocConventional Hydroelectric111.4 MW
Upper MolinaConventional Hydroelectric19.9 MW
Marys LakeConventional Hydroelectric18.1 MW
Lower MolinaConventional Hydroelectric15.6 MW
Big ThompsonConventional Hydroelectric14.5 MW
McPheeConventional Hydroelectric11.2 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.

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