Power Plants Near 80456 — Jefferson, CO

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80456 (Jefferson, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.2759, -105.6865 · County: Park

Hydroelectric 54%Natural Gas 45%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
12.8 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
26.2 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
28.7 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
31.3 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
31.8 mi	Strontia Springs Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Denver City & County Of
35.5 mi	Foothills Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Denver City & County-Foothills
36.9 mi	Sugarloaf Hydro Plant Leadville, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
37.8 mi	Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
39.1 mi	Trout Creek Solar Buena Vista, CO	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
41.9 mi	Colorado Energy Nations Company Golden, CO	Natural Gas	35 MW	Molson Coors Usa Llc
43.7 mi	Mtn. Solar 4 (Csg) Lakewood, CO	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
45.5 mi	Arapahoe Denver, CO	Coal	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
45.5 mi	Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project Denver, CO	Natural Gas	194 MW	Swg Arapahoe, Llc
47.0 mi	Tesla Colorado Springs, CO	Hydroelectric	27 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
47.1 mi	Plains End Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	114 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
47.2 mi	Plains End Ii Llc Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	118 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
47.9 mi	Zuni Denver, CO	Natural Gas	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
48.0 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
48.4 mi	Hillcrest Pump Station Denver, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
48.6 mi	Ruxton Park Manitou Spring, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
49.4 mi	Jeffco Community Solar Gardens Llc Arvada, CO	Solar	1 MW	Sunshare Management
49.5 mi	Gross Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Denver City & County Of
49.8 mi	Manitou Springs Manitou Spring, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Jefferson, Colorado (ZIP 80456), with a combined 1,025 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 13 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is North Fork Hydro Plant at 12.8 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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