Power Plants Near 81242 — Poncha Springs, CO
6 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81242 (Poncha Springs, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 38.5128, -106.0772 · County: Chaffee
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 mi | Oak Leaf Solar Xxxiii Llc (Lantz) Salida, CO | Solar | 3 MW | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
| 5.9 mi | Salida Salida, CO | Hydroelectric | 1 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| 21.0 mi | Trout Creek Solar Buena Vista, CO | Solar | 2 MW | Aep Onsite Partners, Llc |
| 42.8 mi | Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO | Hydroelectric | 200 MW | U S Bureau Of Reclamation |
| 45.1 mi | W N Clark Canon City, CO | Coal | — | Black Hills Colorado Electric, Llc |
| 46.9 mi | Fremont Co 1, Llc Canon City, CO | Solar | 2 MW | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation |
Power generation near this area
There are 6 power plants within 50 miles of Poncha Springs, Colorado (ZIP 81242), with a combined 207 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 3 of the 6 nearby plants. The closest plant is Oak Leaf Solar Xxxiii Llc (Lantz) at 1.6 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.
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