Power Plants Near 81522 — Gateway, CO

12 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81522 (Gateway, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 38.6784, -108.9719 · County: Mesa

Natural Gas 64%Solar 22%Hydroelectric 14%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
29.8 mi	Smpa Solar 1 Community Solar Bedrock, CO	Solar	1 MW	San Miguel Power Assn, Inc
33.7 mi	Redlands Water & Power Grand Junction, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Redlands Water & Power Company
34.1 mi	Fruita Grand Junction, CO	Natural Gas	27 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
34.6 mi	Mesa Csg 1 Murdock Grand Junction, CO	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
36.6 mi	Mesa Pv1 Grand Junction, CO	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation
37.4 mi	Grand Valley Solar Generation And Bess Tbd, CO	Battery Storage	—	Grva Bn, Llc
39.0 mi	Mesa Csg 2 Massicotte Palisade, CO	Solar	2 MW	Standard Solar
39.5 mi	Nucla Nucla, CO	Coal	—	Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
41.1 mi	Uss Fruita Solar Llc Csg Fruita, CO	Solar	2 MW	United States Solar Corporation
44.6 mi	Vinelands Power Plant Palisade, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	Grand Valley Power Llc
46.6 mi	Cameo Palisade, CO	Coal	—	Public Service Co Of Colorado
47.6 mi	Oak Leaf Solar Xxxi Llc (Csg) Debeque, CO	Solar	2 MW	Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation

Power generation near this area

There are 12 power plants within 50 miles of Gateway, Colorado (ZIP 81522), with a combined 42 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 12 nearby plants. The closest plant is Smpa Solar 1 Community Solar at 29.8 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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