Power Plants in Denver County, Colorado

Denver County, Colorado has 8 power plants totaling 218 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants8operating sites
Capacity217 MWnameplate
Generation271.2k MWhannual
CO₂118.3kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 89%Biomass 7%Solar 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Arapahoe Combustion Turbine ProjectDenverNatural Gas194 MWSwg Arapahoe, Llc
Metro Wastewater Reclamation DistrictDenverBiomass15.0 MWEngie Denver Metro Llc
City & County Of Denver At Denver Int'lDenverSolar3.4 MWDenver Airport Solar, Llc
Hillcrest Pump StationDenverHydroelectric2.0 MWDenver City & County Of
Denver Int AirportDenverSolar1.9 MWMma Das Power
Denver Intl Airport Iv SolarDenverSolar1.5 MWDenver Int'l Airport Iv Solar
ArapahoeDenverCoal— MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
ZuniDenverNatural Gas— MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado

About power generation in Denver County

Denver County, Colorado has 8 power plants totaling 218 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 89% of installed capacity, followed by Biomass (7%) and Solar (3%). The largest facility is Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project at 194 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Denver County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.