Power Plants Near 81147 — Pagosa Springs, CO

6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81147 (Pagosa Springs, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.2523, -107.0385 · County: Archuleta

Hydroelectric 86%Other Fossil 11%Solar 3%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
30.9 miVallecito Hydroelectric
Bayfield, CO
Hydroelectric6 MWPtarmigan Res & Engy Inc
41.7 miWilliams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant
Durango, CO
Other Fossil6 MWHarvest Midstream Co
44.2 miNavajo Dam
Farmington, NM
Hydroelectric30 MWCity Of Farmington - (Nm)
45.0 miTacoma
Durango, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
46.1 miLpea Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility
Durango, CO
Solar2 MWLa Plata Electric Assn, Inc
48.6 miEl Vado Dam
Tierra Amarilla, NM
Hydroelectric8 MWLos Alamos County

Power generation near this area

There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Pagosa Springs, Colorado (ZIP 81147), with a combined 56 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 4 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Vallecito Hydroelectric at 30.9 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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