Power Plants Near 81433 — Silverton, CO

13 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81433 (Silverton, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 37.8090, -107.6667 · County: San Juan

Hydroelectric 98%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
12.4 miAmes Hydro
Ophir, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
20.7 miTacoma
Durango, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWPublic Service Co Of Colorado
30.1 miTri-County Water Hydropower Project
Ridgway, CO
Hydroelectric8 MWTri-County Water Conservancy District
30.2 miVallecito Hydroelectric
Bayfield, CO
Hydroelectric6 MWPtarmigan Res & Engy Inc
41.9 miDrop 5 (Co)
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric2 MWDrop 5 Hydro Llc
44.7 miShavano Falls Hydro Drop 4
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric5 MWShavano Falls Hydro Llc - Drop 4 Project
44.9 miMorrow Point
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric173 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
46.0 miSouth Canal Hydro-3
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
46.3 miWilliams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant
Durango, CO
Other Fossil6 MWHarvest Midstream Co
46.8 miSouth Canal Hydro-1
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric4 MWDelta-Montrose Electric Association
48.0 miBlue Mesa
Gunnison, CO
Hydroelectric86 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
48.5 miLpea Sunnyside Solar 1 Facility
Durango, CO
Solar2 MWLa Plata Electric Assn, Inc
48.5 miCrystal
Montrose, CO
Hydroelectric28 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation

Power generation near this area

There are 13 power plants within 50 miles of Silverton, Colorado (ZIP 81433), with a combined 332 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 13 nearby plants. The closest plant is Ames Hydro at 12.4 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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