Power Plants Near 80420 — Alma, CO

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80420 (Alma, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.2839, -106.0628 · County: Park

Hydroelectric 99%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
16.8 mi	Sugarloaf Hydro Plant Leadville, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
20.3 mi	Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
23.3 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
24.0 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
31.8 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
32.5 mi	Trout Creek Solar Buena Vista, CO	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
34.3 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
40.9 mi	Basalt Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Aspen- (Co)
41.8 mi	Castle Creek Hydroplant Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	—	City Of Aspen- (Co)
43.5 mi	Green Mountain Kremmling, CO	Hydroelectric	26 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
43.6 mi	Pitkin County Solar Aspen, CO	Solar	5 MW	Coolangatta Solar Llc
48.1 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Alma, Colorado (ZIP 80420), with a combined 550 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Sugarloaf Hydro Plant at 16.8 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in Colorado, visit the Colorado state page.

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