Power Plants Near 81432 — Ridgway, CO

14 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81432 (Ridgway, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.1381, -107.7533 · County: Ouray

Hydroelectric 98%Solar 2%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
7.0 miTri-County Water Hydropower Project
Ridgway, CO
Hydroelectric8 MWTri-County Water Conservancy District
18.7 miDrop 5 (Co)
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric2 MWDrop 5 Hydro Llc
20.1 miAmes Hydro
Ophir, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
21.6 miShavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc - Drop 4 Project
23.0 miSouth Canal Hydro-3
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
23.9 miSouth Canal Hydro-1
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
24.6 miMorrow Point
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric173 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
26.7 miCrystal
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric28 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
27.9 miShavano Falls Hydro
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric3 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc
31.3 miBlue Mesa
Gunnison, CO
Hydroelectric86 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
38.6 miAsh Mesa Solar, Llc
Olathe, CO
Solar8 MWAsh Mesa Solar, Llc
41.5 miNucla
Nucla, CO
CoalTri-State G & T Assn, Inc
42.5 miTacoma
Durango, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
43.4 miGarnet Mesa Solar
Delta, CO
SolarGarnet Mesa Solar Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 14 power plants within 50 miles of Ridgway, Colorado (ZIP 81432), with a combined 329 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 14 nearby plants. The closest plant is Tri-County Water Hydropower Project at 7.0 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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