Power Plants Near 80438 — Empire, CO

56 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80438 (Empire, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.7614, -105.6844 · County: Clear Creek

Natural Gas 76%Hydroelectric 20%Battery Storage 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.9 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
7.5 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
16.1 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
18.7 mi	Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Boulder City Of
20.7 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
21.6 mi	Gross Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Denver City & County Of
22.5 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
24.9 mi	Colorado Energy Nations Company Golden, CO	Natural Gas	35 MW	Molson Coors Usa Llc
25.1 mi	Boulder Canyon Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Boulder City Of
25.2 mi	Plains End Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	114 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
25.3 mi	Plains End Ii Llc Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	118 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
25.3 mi	Boulder City Lakewood Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Boulder City Of
25.3 mi	Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Boulder City Of
27.8 mi	University Of Colorado Boulder, CO	Natural Gas	33 MW	University Of Colorado
28.3 mi	Granby Hydro Granby, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northern Water Hydropower Enterprise
29.2 mi	Jeffco Community Solar Gardens Llc Arvada, CO	Solar	1 MW	Sunshare Management
30.1 mi	Ibm Solar Boulder, CO	Solar	8 MW	Dg Colorado Solar, Llc
30.4 mi	Mtn. Solar 4 (Csg) Lakewood, CO	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
31.2 mi	Valmont Boulder, CO	Natural Gas	59 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
31.3 mi	Valmont Combustion Turbine Project Boulder, CO	Natural Gas	142 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
33.3 mi	City Of Boulder Wwtp Boulder, CO	Solar	1 MW	Sune Nlb-2, Llc
33.5 mi	Williams Fork Hydro Plant Parshall, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Denver City & County Of
35.3 mi	Pivot Solar 34 Longmont, CO	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
35.3 mi	Green Mountain Kremmling, CO	Hydroelectric	26 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
35.5 mi	Zuni Denver, CO	Natural Gas	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
36.3 mi	Lafayette Horizon Solar Csg Llc Lafayette, CO	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
36.8 mi	Arapahoe Denver, CO	Coal	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
36.8 mi	Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project Denver, CO	Natural Gas	194 MW	Swg Arapahoe, Llc
37.4 mi	Strontia Springs Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Denver City & County Of
38.0 mi	Trustile Doors - Denver Denver, CO	Solar	1 MW	Skyhigh 2 Solar
38.2 mi	Amazon Denver Den3 Thornton, CO	Solar	5 MW	Westbound Solar Llc
38.4 mi	Cherokee Denver, CO	Natural Gas	1,006 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
38.5 mi	Jack's Solar Garden Longmont, CO	Solar	1 MW	Jack's Solar Garden
38.9 mi	Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Denver, CO	Biomass	15 MW	Engie Denver Metro Llc
39.0 mi	Parkway Battery Storage Broomfield, CO	Battery Storage	8 MW	United Power, Inc
39.0 mi	Foothills Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Denver City & County-Foothills
40.5 mi	Front Range Project Erie, CO	Biomass	3 MW	Timberline Energy Llc
41.0 mi	Marys Lake Estes Park, CO	Hydroelectric	8 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
41.8 mi	Hillcrest Pump Station Denver, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
42.3 mi	Brighton Pv Solar Plant Brighton, CO	Solar	2 MW	Hangar 160 Llc
43.5 mi	Estes Estes Park, CO	Hydroelectric	45 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
44.0 mi	Frederick Battery Storage Frederick, CO	Battery Storage	8 MW	United Power, Inc
45.7 mi	I25 Battery Storage Longmont, CO	Other Fossil	4 MW	United Power, Inc
45.8 mi	Pole Hill Loveland, CO	Hydroelectric	38 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
46.3 mi	Carter Hydro Berthoud, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
47.2 mi	Platte Valley Battery Storage Longmont, CO	Battery Storage	8 MW	United Power, Inc
47.4 mi	Sr Mavericks Mead, CO	Solar	8 MW	Sr Mavericks, Llc
48.0 mi	Flatiron Loveland, CO	Hydroelectric	95 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
48.0 mi	Spindle Hill Energy Center Fort Lupton, CO	Natural Gas	420 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
48.1 mi	Panasonic Carport Solar Hybrid Denver, CO	Solar	2 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
48.6 mi	Pivot Solar 10 Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
48.6 mi	Prairie Center Energy Llc Brighton, CO	Battery Storage	35 MW	Whetstone Power Operations Llc
48.7 mi	Pivot Solar 9 Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
48.7 mi	Pivot Solar 21 Aurora, CO	Solar	5 MW	Pivot Energy
49.6 mi	Amazon Den2 Solar Project Aurora, CO	Solar	1 MW	Solar Star Prime 1 Llc
49.8 mi	Gaylord Rockies Chp Aurora, CO	Natural Gas	4 MW	Unison Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 56 power plants within 50 miles of Empire, Colorado (ZIP 80438), with a combined 2,806 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 20 of the 56 nearby plants. The closest plant is Georgetown Hydro at 4.9 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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