Power Plants Near 81401 — Montrose, CO

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81401 (Montrose, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.4678, -107.8752 · County: Montrose

Hydroelectric 96%Solar 3%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
5.5 miShavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc - Drop 4 Project
5.6 miSouth Canal Hydro-3
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
5.6 miDrop 5 (Co)
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric2 MWDrop 5 Hydro Llc
6.6 miSouth Canal Hydro-1
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
7.1 miShavano Falls Hydro
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric3 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc
13.8 miCrystal
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric28 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
15.0 miAsh Mesa Solar, Llc
Olathe, CO
Solar8 MWAsh Mesa Solar, Llc
17.0 miTri-County Water Hydropower Project
Ridgway, CO
Hydroelectric8 MWTri-County Water Conservancy District
18.2 miMorrow Point
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric173 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
19.7 miGarnet Mesa Solar
Delta, CO
SolarGarnet Mesa Solar Llc
29.1 miBlue Mesa
Gunnison, CO
Hydroelectric86 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
36.1 mi3 Mw Llc
Somerset, CO
Other Fossil3 MW3 Mw Llc
37.7 miNucla
Nucla, CO
CoalTri-State G & T Assn, Inc
41.6 miAmes Hydro
Ophir, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
47.2 miUpper Molina
Molina, CO
Hydroelectric10 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
49.5 miMesa Csg 2 Massicotte
Palisade, CO
Solar2 MWStandard Solar

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Montrose, Colorado (ZIP 81401), with a combined 339 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 at 5.5 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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