Power Plants Near 80827 — Lake George, CO

26 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80827 (Lake George, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.0342, -105.4347 · County: Park

Natural Gas 55%Hydroelectric 28%Coal 15%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
28.1 mi	Ruxton Park Manitou Spring, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
29.0 mi	Tesla Colorado Springs, CO	Hydroelectric	27 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
29.6 mi	Manitou Springs Manitou Spring, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
32.1 mi	Strontia Springs Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Denver City & County Of
32.3 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
34.1 mi	Afa Solar Farm Colorado Springs, CO	Solar	6 MW	Solar Star Colorado Ii Llc
34.8 mi	Secc Colorado Springs, CO	Oil	—	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
34.8 mi	George Birdsall Colorado Springs, CO	Natural Gas	61 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
35.4 mi	Foothills Hydro Plant Littleton, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Denver City & County-Foothills
35.4 mi	South Plant (Co) Colorado Springs, CO	Natural Gas	245 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
39.3 mi	Trout Creek Solar Buena Vista, CO	Solar	2 MW	Aep Onsite Partners, Llc
40.6 mi	Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage Syste Fort Carson, CO	Other Fossil	4 MW	Department Of The Army, Fort Carson
41.1 mi	Fremont Co 1, Llc Canon City, CO	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
41.2 mi	Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 Llc Csg Colorado Springs, CO	Solar	2 MW	Pikes Peak Solar Garden 1 Llc
41.2 mi	Carson Solar I Colorado Springs, CO	Solar	2 MW	Carson Solar 1 Llc
42.6 mi	W N Clark Canon City, CO	Coal	—	Black Hills Colorado Electric, Llc
45.0 mi	Horizon Colorado Springs, CO	Natural Gas	—	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
45.3 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
47.6 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
48.0 mi	Ray D Nixon Fountain, CO	Coal	283 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
48.2 mi	Front Range Power Plant Fountain, CO	Natural Gas	554 MW	City Of Colorado Springs - (Co)
48.8 mi	Oak Leaf Solar Xxxiii Llc (Lantz) Salida, CO	Solar	3 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
49.4 mi	Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
49.6 mi	Arapahoe Combustion Turbine Project Denver, CO	Natural Gas	194 MW	Swg Arapahoe, Llc
49.6 mi	Arapahoe Denver, CO	Coal	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
49.8 mi	Clear Spring Ranch Pv Project Fountain, CO	Solar	10 MW	Dg Colorado Solar, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 26 power plants within 50 miles of Lake George, Colorado (ZIP 80827), with a combined 1,912 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 9 of the 26 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ruxton Park at 28.1 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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