El Paso County, Colorado has 19 power plants totaling 1,948 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Range Power Plant | Fountain | Natural Gas | 554 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Ray D Nixon | Fountain | Coal | 283 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Golden West Power Partners Llc | Calhan | Wind | 250 MW | Golden West Power Partners, Llc |
| South Plant (Co) | Colorado Springs | Natural Gas | 245 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Fountain Valley Power Facility | Fountain | Natural Gas | 228 MW | Fountain Valley Power Llc |
| Pike Solar Hybrid | Fountain | Solar | 175 MW | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| George Birdsall | Colorado Springs | Natural Gas | 61.1 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Palmer Solar | Fountain | Solar | 60.0 MW | Duke Energy Renewables Services |
| Grazing Yak Solar | Calhan | Solar | 35.0 MW | Grazing Yak Solar, Llc |
| Tesla | Colorado Springs | Hydroelectric | 26.6 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Clear Spring Ranch Pv Project | Fountain | Solar | 10.0 MW | Dg Colorado Solar, Llc |
| Manitou Springs | Manitou Spring | Hydroelectric | 5.6 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Afa Solar Farm | Colorado Springs | Solar | 5.5 MW | Solar Star Colorado Ii Llc |
| Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste | Fort Carson | Other Fossil | 4.2 MW | Department Of The Army, Fort Carson |
| Carson Solar I | Colorado Springs | Solar | 2.0 MW | Carson Solar 1 Llc |
| Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 Llc Csg | Colorado Springs | Solar | 2.0 MW | Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 Llc |
| Ruxton Park | Manitou Spring | Hydroelectric | 1.0 MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Secc | Colorado Springs | Oil | — MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
| Horizon | Colorado Springs | Natural Gas | — MW | City Of Colorado Springs - (Co) |
El Paso County, Colorado has 19 power plants totaling 1,948 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 56% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (15%) and Coal (15%). The largest facility is Front Range Power Plant at 554 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
To find plants closer to a specific address in El Paso County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.