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
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 mi | Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4 Montrose, CO | Hydroelectric | 5 MW | Shavano Falls Hydro Llc - Drop 4 Project |
| 5.6 mi | South Canal Hydro-3 Montrose, CO | Hydroelectric | 4 MW | Delta-Montrose Electric Association |
| 5.6 mi | Drop 5 (Co) Montrose, CO | Hydroelectric | 2 MW | Drop 5 Hydro Llc |
| 6.6 mi | South Canal Hydro-1 Montrose, CO | Hydroelectric | 4 MW | Delta-Montrose Electric Association |
| 7.1 mi | Shavano Falls Hydro Montrose, CO | Hydroelectric | 3 MW | Shavano Falls Hydro Llc |
| 13.8 mi | Crystal Montrose, CO | Hydroelectric | 28 MW | U S Bureau Of Reclamation |
| 15.0 mi | Ash Mesa Solar, Llc Olathe, CO | Solar | 8 MW | Ash Mesa Solar, Llc |
| 17.0 mi | Tri-County Water Hydropower Project Ridgway, CO | Hydroelectric | 8 MW | Tri-County Water Conservancy District |
| 18.2 mi | Morrow Point Montrose, CO | Hydroelectric | 173 MW | U S Bureau Of Reclamation |
| 19.7 mi | Garnet Mesa Solar Delta, CO | Solar | — | Garnet Mesa Solar Llc |
| 29.1 mi | Blue Mesa Gunnison, CO | Hydroelectric | 86 MW | U S Bureau Of Reclamation |
| 36.1 mi | 3 Mw Llc Somerset, CO | Other Fossil | 3 MW | 3 Mw Llc |
| 37.7 mi | Nucla Nucla, CO | Coal | — | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| 41.6 mi | Ames Hydro Ophir, CO | Hydroelectric | 4 MW | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| 47.2 mi | Upper Molina Molina, CO | Hydroelectric | 10 MW | U S Bureau Of Reclamation |
| 49.5 mi | Mesa Csg 2 Massicotte Palisade, CO | Solar | 2 MW | Standard 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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