Power Plants in Jefferson County, Colorado

Jefferson County, Colorado has 6 power plants totaling 277 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants6operating sites
Capacity277 MWnameplate
Generation179.2k MWhannual
CO₂60.2kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 96%Hydroelectric 3%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Plains End Ii LlcArvadaNatural Gas118 MWPlains End Operating Services Llc
Plains EndArvadaNatural Gas114 MWPlains End Operating Services Llc
Colorado Energy Nations CompanyGoldenNatural Gas35.0 MWMolson Coors Usa Llc
Gross Hydro PlantBoulderHydroelectric8.0 MWDenver City & County Of
Mtn. Solar 4 (Csg)LakewoodSolar1.5 MWStandard Solar
Jeffco Community Solar Gardens LlcArvadaSolar1.2 MWSunshare Management

About power generation in Jefferson County

Jefferson County, Colorado has 6 power plants totaling 277 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 96% of installed capacity, followed by Hydroelectric (3%) and Solar (1%). The largest facility is Plains End Ii Llc at 117 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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