List of power stations in Colorado
This is a list of electric power generation stations in the U.S. state of Colorado, sorted by type and name. As of December 2022, Colorado has a total summer capacity of 18,084 MW through all of its power plants, and a year long net generation in 2022 of 58,407 GWh. In 2024 the electrical energy generation mix was 30.4% natural gas, 30% wind, 28.1% coal, 8.4% solar, 2.9% hydroelectric, and 0.1% biomass.
Small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 2,036 GWh to Colorado's electricity grid in 2024. This compares as about 40 percent of the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants. In 2004, Colorado became the first state with a voter-approved renewable portfolio standard. The RPS requires 30% of electricity sold by investor-owned utilities to come from renewable energy sources by 2020, with 3% from distributed generation.
Wind turbines on Colorado's high eastern plains are productive year-round and continued to proliferate in 2021. Coal has been undergoing replacement with natural gas and renewables in the state's electricity portfolio. Half of the coal mined in Colorado was exported in 2019, and extraction of the states's oil and gas reserves increased to record-high levels.
As coal power plants are closed and some new solar projects delayed, a 270 MW shortfall was projected for the 2024 peak summer load.
Nuclear power stations
The Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant generated 330 MW of electricity during years 1976 to 1989. Decommissioning and removal of the nuclear components was completed in 1992. The first natural gas combustion turbine was installed in 1995. Colorado had no utility-scale plants that used fissile material as a fuel in 2022.Fossil-fuel power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.Natural gas-fired
Waste heat recovery from gas turbines that are used to compress natural gas.Renewable power stations
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.Hydroelectric
Note: This list excludes Colorado's pumped-storage hydroelectric facilities.Wind farms
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year completed | Refs |
| Limon Wind Energy Center | Lincoln County | 601 | 2014 | ||
| Rush Creek Wind Project | Elbert County | 600 | 2018 | ||
| Cedar Creek Wind Farm | Weld County | 551 | 2011 | ||
| Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm | Lincoln County | 498.4 | 2020 | ||
| Peetz Table Wind Complex | Logan County | 430 | 2007 | ||
| Bronco Plains Wind | Kit Carson County | 300 | 2020 | ||
| Cedar Point Wind Farm | Lincoln County | 252 | 2011 | ||
| Golden West Wind Energy Center | El Paso County | 250 | 2015 | ||
| Heritage Dairy Wind Farm | Yuma County | 250 | 2016 | ||
| Northern Colorado Wind Energy Center | Logan County | 174 | 2009 | ||
| Mountain Breeze Wind | Weld County | 171 | 2021 | ||
| Colorado Green Wind Power Project | Prowers County | 162 | 2003 | ||
| Carousel Wind Energy Center | Kit Carson County | 150 | 2015 | ||
| Spring Canyon Wind Farm | Logan County | 123 | 2014 | ||
| Crossing Trails Wind Farm | Kit Carson County | 104 | 2021 | ||
| Colorado Highlands Wind Farm | Logan County | 91 | 2013 | ||
| Twin Buttes Wind Project | Bent County | 75 | 2007 | ||
| Twin Buttes Wind II Project | Prowers County | 75 | 2018 | ||
| Peak View Wind Farm | Huerfano County | 61 | 2017 | ||
| Busch Ranch II Wind Project | Huerfano and Las Animas counties | 59 | 2019 | ||
| Kit Carson Wind Farm | Kit Carson County | 51 | 2017 | ||
| Huerfano River Wind Farm | Huerfano County | 8 | 2013 |
Solar farms
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity | Year completed | Refs |
| Bighorn Solar Project | Pueblo County | 240 | 2022 | ||
| Sun Mountain Solar 1 | Pueblo County | 200 | 2022 | ||
| Comanche Solar Project | Pueblo County | 120 | 2016 | ||
| Palmer Solar Project | El Paso County | 60 | 2020 | ||
| Hooper Solar PV Power Plant | Alamosa County | 50 | 2015 | ||
| Grazing Yak Solar Project | El Paso County | 35 | 2019 | ||
| Rawhide Flats Bison Solar Plant | Larimer County | 30 | 2016 | ||
| San Isabel Solar Energy Center | Las Animas County | 30 | 2016 | ||
| Alamosa Solar Generating Project | Alamosa County | 30 | 2012 | ||
| San Luis Valley Solar Ranch | Alamosa County | 30 | 2011 | ||
| Greater Sandhill Solar Plant | Alamosa County | 19 | 2010 | ||
| SR Platte Rattlesnake Solar Farm | Weld County | 16 | 2017 | ||
| SR Fort Lupton Solar Farm | Weld County | 13 | 2016 | ||
| Victory Solar Facility | Adams County | 13 | 2016 | ||
| Clear Spring Ranch Solar Array | El Paso County | 10 | 2016 | ||
| Denver Int'l Airport Solar Project | Denver County | 2014 | 10MWDC | ||
| Alamosa Photovoltaic Power Plant | Alamosa County | 2007 | |||
| SR Mavericks Solar Farm | Weld County | 2016 | |||
| SR Skylark Solar Farm | Weld County | 6 | 2016 | ||
| Air Force Academy Solar Farm | El Paso County | 2011 | |||
| Colorado State Univ. Solar Farm | Larimer County | 5 | 2010 | ||
| Valley View Solar Farm | Weld County | 4 | 2015 | ||
| SR Kersey Platte Valley Solar Farm | Weld County | 2017 | |||
| Fort Carson Army Base Solar Farm | El Paso County | 2 | 2010 | ||
| Rifle Energy Innovation Plant | Garfield County | 2 | 2009 | ||
| Garfield Airport Solar Array | Garfield County | ||||
| CRMS Solar Farm | Garfield County |