Boulder County, Colorado has 12 power plants totaling 261 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valmont Combustion Turbine Project | Boulder | Natural Gas | 142 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| Valmont | Boulder | Natural Gas | 59.3 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| University Of Colorado | Boulder | Natural Gas | 33.0 MW | University Of Colorado |
| Ibm Solar | Boulder | Solar | 8.1 MW | Dg Colorado Solar, Llc |
| Boulder Canyon Hydro | Boulder | Hydroelectric | 5.0 MW | Boulder City Of |
| Boulder City Lakewood Hydro | Boulder | Hydroelectric | 3.5 MW | Boulder City Of |
| Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro | Boulder | Hydroelectric | 3.3 MW | Boulder City Of |
| Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant | Boulder | Hydroelectric | 3.0 MW | Boulder City Of |
| Lafayette Horizon Solar Csg Llc | Lafayette | Solar | 1.6 MW | Aes Distributed Energy |
| City Of Boulder Wwtp | Boulder | Solar | 1.0 MW | Sune Nlb-2, Llc |
| Jack's Solar Garden | Longmont | Solar | 1.0 MW | Jack's Solar Garden |
| Pivot Solar 34 | Longmont | Solar | — MW | Pivot Energy |
Boulder County, Colorado has 12 power plants totaling 261 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 90% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (6%) and Solar (4%). The largest facility is Valmont Combustion Turbine Project at 142 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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