Power Plants Near 80816 — Florissant, CO

25 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80816 (Florissant, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.8546, -105.3121 · County: Teller

Natural Gas 65%Coal 17%Solar 16%Hydroelectric 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.2 mi	Ruxton Park Manitou Spring, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
20.4 mi	Manitou Springs Manitou Spring, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
23.6 mi	Tesla Colorado Springs, CO	Hydroelectric	27 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
25.9 mi	South Plant (Co) Colorado Springs, CO	Natural Gas	245 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
26.6 mi	Secc Colorado Springs, CO	Oil	—	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
26.7 mi	George Birdsall Colorado Springs, CO	Natural Gas	61 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
27.5 mi	Fremont Co 1, Llc Canon City, CO	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
28.1 mi	Afa Solar Farm Colorado Springs, CO	Solar	6 MW	Solar Star Colorado Ii Llc
29.2 mi	W N Clark Canon City, CO	Coal	—	Black Hills Colorado Electric, Llc
29.7 mi	Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste Fort Carson, CO	Other Fossil	4 MW	Department Of The Army, Fort Carson
30.0 mi	Carson Solar I Colorado Springs, CO	Solar	2 MW	Carson Solar 1 Llc
31.0 mi	Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 Llc Csg Colorado Springs, CO	Solar	2 MW	Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 Llc
35.2 mi	Horizon Colorado Springs, CO	Natural Gas	—	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
36.1 mi	Ray D Nixon Fountain, CO	Coal	283 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
36.2 mi	Front Range Power Plant Fountain, CO	Natural Gas	554 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
37.6 mi	Clear Spring Ranch Pv Project Fountain, CO	Solar	10 MW	Dg Colorado Solar, Llc
38.8 mi	Palmer Solar Fountain, CO	Solar	60 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
39.1 mi	Turkey Creek Solar Project Ault, CO	Solar	—	174 Power Global Corp.
39.5 mi	Fountain Valley Power Facility Fountain, CO	Natural Gas	228 MW	Fountain Valley Power Llc
41.2 mi	Strontia Springs Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Denver City & County Of
42.5 mi	Pike Solar Hybrid Fountain, CO	Solar	175 MW	Duke Energy Renewables Services
43.1 mi	Trout Creek Solar Buena Vista, CO	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
43.8 mi	Foothills Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Denver City & County-Foothills
46.3 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
46.7 mi	Oak Leaf Solar Xxxiii Llc (Lantz) Salida, CO	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Power generation near this area

There are 25 power plants within 50 miles of Florissant, Colorado (ZIP 80816), with a combined 1,679 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 25 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ruxton Park at 18.2 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.

← Search a different location · Printable proximity report →