Power Plants Near 80840 — Usaf Academy, CO

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 80840 (Usaf Academy, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.0896, -103.8188 · County: El Paso

Wind 90%Natural Gas 6%Solar 3%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
5.9 mi	Rush Creek Wind Matheson, CO	Wind	600 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
10.1 mi	Limon Generating Station Limon, CO	Natural Gas	154 MW	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
21.6 mi	Limon Wind Ii Limon, CO	Wind	200 MW	Limon
23.7 mi	Golden West Power Partners Llc Calhan, CO	Wind	250 MW	Golden West Power Partners, Llc
24.0 mi	Limon Wind I Limon, CO	Wind	200 MW	Limon
24.2 mi	Cedar Point Wind Limon, CO	Wind	252 MW	Cedar Point Llc
24.5 mi	Grazing Yak Solar Calhan, CO	Solar	35 MW	Grazing Yak Solar, Llc
25.9 mi	Limon Iii Wind Llc Limon, CO	Wind	201 MW	Limon
40.5 mi	Sundance (Co) Kiowa, CO	Solar	—	Cypress Creek Renewables
42.5 mi	Titan Solar Deer Trail, CO	Solar	50 MW	Titan Solar, Llc
42.6 mi	Bronco Plains Wind, Llc Flagler, CO	Wind	300 MW	Bronco Plains Wind, Llc
46.0 mi	Bronco Plains Wind Ii, Llc Kit Carson, CO	Wind	200 MW	Bronco Plains Wind Ii, Llc
50.0 mi	Canyon Peak Power Station Bennett, CO	Natural Gas	—	Canyon Peak Power, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Usaf Academy, Colorado (ZIP 80840), with a combined 2,442 MW of nameplate capacity. Wind is the most common fuel type in this area with 8 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rush Creek Wind at 5.9 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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