Power Plants Near 81122 — Bayfield, CO

10 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81122 (Bayfield, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.2603, -107.6137 · County: La Plata

Solar 86%Hydroelectric 13%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
8.3 mi	Vallecito Hydroelectric Bayfield, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Ptarmigan Res & Engy Inc
12.3 mi	Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant Durango, CO	Other Fossil	6 MW	Harvest Midstream Co
16.5 mi	Lpea Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility Durango, CO	Solar	2 MW	La Plata Electric Assn, Inc
20.4 mi	Tacoma Durango, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
31.4 mi	Navajo Dam Farmington, NM	Hydroelectric	30 MW	City Of Farmington - (Nm)
40.5 mi	Milagro Cogeneration Plant Bloomfield, NM	Natural Gas	—	Harvest Midstream Co
41.3 mi	Blanco Compressor Station Bloomfield, NM	Natural Gas	—	Enterprise Products Optg Lp
44.4 mi	Ames Hydro Ophir, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
48.8 mi	Animas Farmington, NM	Natural Gas	—	City Of Farmington - (Nm)
49.9 mi	San Juan Solar I Kirtland, NM	Solar	300 MW	San Juan Solar I, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 10 power plants within 50 miles of Bayfield, Colorado (ZIP 81122), with a combined 352 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 10 nearby plants. The closest plant is Vallecito Hydroelectric at 8.3 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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