Power Plants Near 80497 — Silverthorne, CO

23 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80497 (Silverthorne, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.6411, -106.1080 · County: Summit

Hydroelectric 66%Natural Gas 32%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.6 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
20.3 mi	Green Mountain Kremmling, CO	Hydroelectric	26 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
21.3 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
22.1 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
26.0 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
26.1 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
27.7 mi	Williams Fork Hydro Plant Parshall, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Denver City & County Of
30.4 mi	Sugarloaf Hydro Plant Leadville, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
37.2 mi	Granby Hydro Granby, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northern Water Hydropower Enterprise
40.0 mi	Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
40.3 mi	Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Boulder City Of
42.6 mi	Basalt Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Aspen- (Co)
44.4 mi	Eagle Valley Clean Energy Llc Biomass Gypsum, CO	Biomass	13 MW	Eagle Valley Clean Energy Llc
44.8 mi	American Gypsum Cogeneration Gypsum, CO	Natural Gas	10 MW	Eagle Materials Co Llc
45.1 mi	Gross Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	8 MW	Denver City & County Of
48.2 mi	Colorado Energy Nations Company Golden, CO	Natural Gas	35 MW	Molson Coors Usa Llc
48.2 mi	Boulder Canyon Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Boulder City Of
48.3 mi	Boulder City Lakewood Hydro Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Boulder City Of
48.3 mi	Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant Boulder, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Boulder City Of
49.2 mi	Plains End Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	114 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
49.2 mi	Pitkin County Solar Aspen, CO	Solar	5 MW	Coolangatta Solar Llc
49.2 mi	Plains End Ii Llc Arvada, CO	Natural Gas	118 MW	Plains End Operating Services Llc
49.6 mi	Castle Creek Hydroplant Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	—	City Of Aspen- (Co)

Power generation near this area

There are 23 power plants within 50 miles of Silverthorne, Colorado (ZIP 80497), with a combined 864 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 16 of the 23 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dillon Hydro Plant at 2.6 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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