Power Plants in Montrose County, Colorado

Montrose County, Colorado has 10 power plants totaling 228 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants10operating sites
Capacity227 MWnameplate
Generation479.5k MWhannual
Hydroelectric 96%Solar 4%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Morrow PointMontroseHydroelectric173 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
CrystalMontroseHydroelectric28.0 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
Ash Mesa Solar, LlcOlatheSolar7.8 MWAsh Mesa Solar, Llc
Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4MontroseHydroelectric4.8 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc - Drop 4 Project
South Canal Hydro-1MontroseHydroelectric4.0 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
South Canal Hydro-3MontroseHydroelectric3.5 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
Shavano Falls HydroMontroseHydroelectric2.8 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc
Drop 5 (Co)MontroseHydroelectric2.4 MWDrop 5 Hydro Llc
Smpa Solar 1 Community SolarBedrockSolar1.0 MWSan Miguel Power Assn, Inc
NuclaNuclaCoal— MWTri-State G & T Assn, Inc

About power generation in Montrose County

Montrose County, Colorado has 10 power plants totaling 228 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the dominant fuel source at 96% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (4%) and Coal (0%). The largest facility is Morrow Point at 173 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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