Power Plants in Lake County, Colorado

Lake County, Colorado has 2 power plants totaling 203 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants2operating sites
Capacity202 MWnameplate
Generation3.9k MWhannual
Hydroelectric 100%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Mount ElbertTwin LakesHydroelectric200 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
Sugarloaf Hydro PlantLeadvilleHydroelectric2.5 MWEagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc

About power generation in Lake County

Lake County, Colorado has 2 power plants totaling 203 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 100% of installed capacity. The largest facility is Mount Elbert at 200 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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