Power Plants Near 80452 — Idaho Springs, CO

67 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80452 (Idaho Springs, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.7402, -105.5983 · County: Clear Creek

Natural Gas 79%Hydroelectric 17%Battery Storage 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.3 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
8.3 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
18.1 mi	Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Boulder City Of
19.1 mi	Gross Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Denver City & County Of
19.7 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
20.0 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
20.4 mi	Colorado Energy Nations Company Golden, CO	Natural Gas	35 MW	Molson Coors Usa Llc
21.4 mi	Plains End Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	114 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
21.4 mi	Plains End Ii Llc Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	118 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
23.1 mi	Boulder Canyon Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Boulder City Of
23.4 mi	Boulder City Lakewood Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Boulder City Of
23.4 mi	Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Boulder City Of
25.2 mi	Jeffco Community Solar Gardens Llc Arvada, CO	Solar	1 MW	Sunshare Management
25.4 mi	University Of Colorado Boulder, CO	Natural Gas	33 MW	University Of Colorado
25.8 mi	Mtn. Solar 4 (Csg) Lakewood, CO	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
26.2 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
27.8 mi	Ibm Solar Boulder, CO	Solar	8 MW	Dg Colorado Solar, Llc
28.5 mi	Valmont Boulder, CO	Natural Gas	59 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
28.6 mi	Valmont Combustion Turbine Project Boulder, CO	Natural Gas	142 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
30.7 mi	City Of Boulder Wwtp Boulder, CO	Solar	1 MW	Sune Nlb-2, Llc
30.9 mi	Zuni Denver, CO	Natural Gas	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
31.5 mi	Granby Hydro Granby, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northern Water Hydropower Enterprise
32.0 mi	Arapahoe Denver, CO	Coal	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
32.1 mi	Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project Denver, CO	Natural Gas	194 MW	Swg Arapahoe, Llc
32.9 mi	Pivot Solar 34 Longmont, CO	Solar	—	Pivot Energy
32.9 mi	Lafayette Horizon Solar Csg Llc Lafayette, CO	Solar	2 MW	Aes Distributed Energy
32.9 mi	Strontia Springs Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Denver City & County Of
33.7 mi	Trustile Doors - Denver Denver, CO	Solar	1 MW	Skyhigh 2 Solar
34.0 mi	Cherokee Denver, CO	Natural Gas	1,006 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
34.2 mi	Amazon Denver Den3 Thornton, CO	Solar	5 MW	Westbound Solar Llc
34.4 mi	Foothills Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Denver City & County-Foothills
34.5 mi	Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Denver, CO	Biomass	15 MW	Engie Denver Metro Llc
35.5 mi	Parkway Battery Storage Broomfield, CO	Battery Storage	8 MW	United Power, Inc
36.2 mi	Jack's Solar Garden Longmont, CO	Solar	1 MW	Jack's Solar Garden
37.0 mi	Hillcrest Pump Station Denver, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
37.3 mi	Front Range Project Erie, CO	Biomass	3 MW	Timberline Energy Llc
38.1 mi	Williams Fork Hydro Plant Parshall, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Denver City & County Of
38.7 mi	Brighton Pv Solar Plant Brighton, CO	Solar	2 MW	Hangar 160 Llc
40.1 mi	Green Mountain Kremmling, CO	Hydroelectric	26 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
41.1 mi	Frederick Battery Storage Frederick, CO	Battery Storage	8 MW	United Power, Inc
41.9 mi	Marys Lake Estes Park, CO	Hydroelectric	8 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
42.9 mi	I25 Battery Storage Longmont, CO	Other Fossil	4 MW	United Power, Inc
43.5 mi	Platte Valley Battery Storage Longmont, CO	Battery Storage	8 MW	United Power, Inc
43.6 mi	Panasonic Carport Solar Hybrid Denver, CO	Solar	2 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
44.0 mi	Pivot Solar 10 Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
44.0 mi	Pivot Solar 9 Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Nautilus Solar Solutions
44.1 mi	Pivot Solar 21 Aurora, CO	Solar	5 MW	Pivot Energy
44.2 mi	Estes Estes Park, CO	Hydroelectric	45 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
44.6 mi	Prairie Center Energy Llc Brighton, CO	Battery Storage	35 MW	Whetstone Power Operations Llc
44.8 mi	Spindle Hill Energy Center Fort Lupton, CO	Natural Gas	420 MW	Invenergy Services Llc
45.1 mi	Amazon Den2 Solar Project Aurora, CO	Solar	1 MW	Solar Star Prime 1 Llc
45.3 mi	Sr Mavericks Mead, CO	Solar	8 MW	Sr Mavericks, Llc
45.3 mi	Carter Hydro Berthoud, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District
45.4 mi	Gaylord Rockies Chp Aurora, CO	Natural Gas	4 MW	Unison Energy Llc
45.5 mi	Pole Hill Loveland, CO	Hydroelectric	38 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
47.0 mi	Bromley Battery Storage Brighton, CO	Battery Storage	12 MW	United Power, Inc
47.1 mi	Oak Leaf Solar Xxvi Llc Denver, CO	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
47.2 mi	Flatiron Loveland, CO	Hydroelectric	95 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
47.3 mi	Dads Gas Recovery Aurora, CO	Biomass	3 MW	Wm Renewable Energy Llc
48.0 mi	Mead Battery Storage Longmont, CO	Battery Storage	8 MW	United Power, Inc
48.7 mi	Blue Spruce Energy Center Aurora, CO	Natural Gas	398 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
49.0 mi	Fort Lupton Ft. Lupton, CO	Natural Gas	101 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
49.5 mi	Venture 1 - 1a Csg Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Uxi Csg Venture 1 8301 Llc
49.5 mi	Venture 3 - 1c Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Uxi Csg Venture 3 8303 Llc
49.5 mi	Venture 4 - 1d Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Uxi Csg Venture 4 8304 Llc
49.6 mi	Venture 2 - 1b Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Uxi Csg Venture 2 8302 Llc
49.6 mi	Arapahoe 3 Community Solar Array Aurora, CO	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 67 power plants within 50 miles of Idaho Springs, Colorado (ZIP 80452), with a combined 3,336 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 23 of the 67 nearby plants. The closest plant is Georgetown Hydro at 6.3 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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