Power Plants in Adams County, Colorado

Adams County, Colorado has 36 power plants totaling 1,768 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants36operating sites
Capacity1,768 MWnameplate
Generation4.5M MWhannual
CO₂2.2Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 88%Solar 9%Battery Storage 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
CherokeeDenverNatural Gas1,006 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
Blue Spruce Energy CenterAuroraNatural Gas398 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
Frank KnutsonCommerce CityNatural Gas154 MWTri-State G & T Assn, Inc
Pioneer Solar (Co), LlcBennettSolar80.0 MWPioneer Solar (Co), Llc
Prairie Center Energy LlcBrightonBattery Storage35.4 MWWhetstone Power Operations Llc
Victory Solar LlcBennettSolar12.8 MWDuke Energy Renewables Services
Bromley Battery StorageBrightonBattery Storage11.8 MWUnited Power, Inc
Dia 9DenverSolar9.8 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Oak Leaf Solar Xviii LlcDenverSolar9.0 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Amazon Denver Den3ThorntonSolar4.6 MWWestbound Solar Llc
Dia 8DenverSolar4.5 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Gaylord Rockies ChpAuroraNatural Gas4.0 MWUnison Energy Llc
Imboden Solar GardenWatkinsSolar3.0 MWAep Onsite Partners, Llc
Panasonic Carport Solar HybridDenverSolar2.3 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
Brighton Pv Solar PlantBrightonSolar1.8 MWHangar 160 Llc
Xcel Adams 1 Community Solar ArrayWatkinsSolar1.8 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Denver Metro SolarWatkinsSolar1.6 MWDenver Metro Solar Llc
Airport 1 Solar (Dia)DenverSolar1.5 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Xcel Adams 2 Community Solar ArrayWatkinsSolar1.5 MWMn8 Energy Llc
Oak Leaf Solar Xxii Llc (Csg)DenverSolar1.5 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Oak Leaf Solar Xxvi LlcDenverSolar1.5 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Oak Leaf Solar Xxiii Llc (Csg)WatkinsSolar1.5 MWGreenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
Mtn. Solar 1WatkinsSolar1.5 MWStandard Solar
Mtn. Solar 2WatkinsSolar1.5 MWStandard Solar
Co Li Csg 1 - KamerraWatkinsSolar1.5 MWStandard Solar
Venture 1 - 1a CsgAuroraSolar1.5 MWUxi Csg Venture 1 8301 Llc
Venture 2 - 1bAuroraSolar1.5 MWUxi Csg Venture 2 8302 Llc
Venture 3 - 1cAuroraSolar1.5 MWUxi Csg Venture 3 8303 Llc
Venture 4 - 1dAuroraSolar1.5 MWUxi Csg Venture 4 8304 Llc
Oak Leaf - Csg Portfolio (Ol 37)WatkinsSolar1.5 MWDistributed Solar Development, Llc
Oak Leaf - Csg Portfolio (Ol 38)WatkinsSolar1.5 MWDistributed Solar Development, Llc
Oak Leaf - Csg Portfolio (Ol 44)WatkinsSolar1.5 MWDistributed Solar Development, Llc
Adams Community Solar Garden LlcWatkinsSolar1.2 MWAdams Community Solar Garden Llc
Adams Community Solar Garden Iii LlcWatkinsSolar1.2 MWAdams Community Solar Garden Iii Llc
Amazon Den2 Solar ProjectAuroraSolar1.2 MWSolar Star Prime 1 Llc
Trustile Doors - DenverDenverSolar1.2 MWSkyhigh 2 Solar

About power generation in Adams County

Adams County, Colorado has 36 power plants totaling 1,768 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 88% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (9%) and Battery Storage (3%). The largest facility is Cherokee at 1,006 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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