Power Plants Near 81427 — Ouray, CO

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81427 (Ouray, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.0258, -107.6726 · County: Ouray

Hydroelectric 98%Solar 2%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
15.5 miTri-County Water Hydropower Project
Ridgway, CO
Hydroelectric8 MWTri-County Water Conservancy District
15.9 miAmes Hydro
Ophir, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
27.2 miDrop 5 (Co)
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric2 MWDrop 5 Hydro Llc
29.9 miShavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc - Drop 4 Project
30.3 miMorrow Point
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric173 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
31.2 miSouth Canal Hydro-3
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
31.9 miSouth Canal Hydro-1
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
33.6 miCrystal
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric28 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
34.7 miBlue Mesa
Gunnison, CO
Hydroelectric86 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
35.2 miTacoma
Durango, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
36.8 miShavano Falls Hydro
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric3 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc
45.1 miVallecito Hydroelectric
Bayfield, CO
Hydroelectric6 MWPtarmigan Res & Engy Inc
47.4 miAsh Mesa Solar, Llc
Olathe, CO
Solar8 MWAsh Mesa Solar, Llc
47.7 miNucla
Nucla, CO
CoalTri-State G & T Assn, Inc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Ouray, Colorado (ZIP 81427), with a combined 335 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Tri-County Water Hydropower Project at 15.5 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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