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 18,084MW through all of its power plants, and a year long net generation in 2022 of 58,407GWh.[2] In 2023 the electrical energy generation mix was 32.9% coal, 30.1% natural gas, 28% wind, 6.3% solar, 2.4% hydroelectric, 0.2% biomass, 0.1% petroleum, and 0.1% other.
Small-scale solar, including customer-owned photovoltaic panels, delivered an additional net 1,703GWh to Colorado's electricity grid in 2023. This compares as about one-half the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants.[1] In 2004, Colorado became the first state with a voter-approved renewable portfolio standard (RPS). The RPS requires 30% of electricity sold by investor-owned utilities to come from renewable energy sources by 2020, with 3% from distributed generation.[3]
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.[3]
The Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Power Plant generated 330MW of electricity during years 1976–1989.[4] Decommissioning and removal of the nuclear components was completed in 1992.[5] 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.[1]
↑ Includes conventional hydroelectric and hydroelectric pumped storage.
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Xcel Energy Inc. is a U.S. regulated electric utility and natural gas delivery company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, serving more than 3.7 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers across parts of eight states. It consists of four operating subsidiaries: Northern States Power-Minnesota, Northern States Power-Wisconsin, Public Service Company of Colorado, and Southwestern Public Service Co.
↑ "Our portfolio". NESCO. 2017. Retrieved 2019-02-14. The 37.5 Megawatt (MW) DC began construction in May of 2016 and achieved substantial completion in November of 2016.
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