Power Plants Near 80424 — Breckenridge, CO

20 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80424 (Breckenridge, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.4753, -106.0225 · County: Summit

Hydroelectric 67%Natural Gas 32%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.3 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
18.5 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
20.8 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
22.9 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
24.3 mi	Sugarloaf Hydro Plant Leadville, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
31.7 mi	Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
32.4 mi	Green Mountain Kremmling, CO	Hydroelectric	26 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
34.7 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
39.9 mi	Williams Fork Hydro Plant Parshall, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Denver City & County Of
43.4 mi	Basalt Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Aspen- (Co)
45.2 mi	Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Boulder City Of
45.9 mi	Trout Creek Solar Buena Vista, CO	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
47.1 mi	Granby Hydro Granby, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northern Water Hydropower Enterprise
47.3 mi	Colorado Energy Nations Company Golden, CO	Natural Gas	35 MW	Molson Coors Usa Llc
47.5 mi	Castle Creek Hydroplant Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	—	City Of Aspen- (Co)
47.9 mi	Strontia Springs Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Denver City & County Of
48.1 mi	Gross Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Denver City & County Of
48.3 mi	Pitkin County Solar Aspen, CO	Solar	5 MW	Coolangatta Solar Llc
49.9 mi	Plains End Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	114 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
50.0 mi	Plains End Ii Llc Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	118 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 20 power plants within 50 miles of Breckenridge, Colorado (ZIP 80424), with a combined 834 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 14 of the 20 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dillon Hydro Plant at 10.3 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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