Power Plants Near 80805 — Bethune, CO

11 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80805 (Bethune, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.3448, -102.4281 · County: Kit Carson

Wind 89%Oil 9%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
4.0 mi	Kit Carson Windpower Burlington, CO	Wind	51 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
9.9 mi	Burlington (Co) Burlington, CO	Oil	129 MW	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
13.7 mi	Carousel Wind Farm Llc Burlington, CO	Wind	150 MW	Carousel Wind Farm, Llc
25.0 mi	Singing Grass Wind Seibert, CO	Wind	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
25.5 mi	Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm Cheyenne Wells, CO	Wind	498 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
29.5 mi	Crossing Trails Wind Power Project Llc. Seibert, CO	Wind	104 MW	Edp Renewables North America Llc
31.0 mi	Bronco Plains Wind Ii, Llc Kit Carson, CO	Wind	200 MW	Bronco Plains Wind Ii, Llc
36.5 mi	Bronco Plains Wind, Llc Flagler, CO	Wind	300 MW	Bronco Plains Wind, Llc
38.6 mi	Goodland Goodland, KS	Natural Gas	19 MW	City Of Goodland - (Ks)
44.2 mi	St Francis St Francis, KS	Oil	5 MW	City Of St Francis - (Ks)
48.0 mi	Sharon Spring Sharon Springs, KS	Natural Gas	3 MW	City Of Sharon Springs - (Ks)

Power generation near this area

There are 11 power plants within 50 miles of Bethune, Colorado (ZIP 80805), with a combined 1,460 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 7 of the 11 nearby plants. The closest plant is Kit Carson Windpower at 4.0 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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