Power Plants Near 81632 — Edwards, CO

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81632 (Edwards, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.6382, -106.6206 · County: Eagle

Hydroelectric 93%Solar 3%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
17.2 mi	Eagle Valley Clean Energy Llc Biomass Gypsum, CO	Biomass	13 MW	Eagle Valley Clean Energy Llc
17.5 mi	American Gypsum Cogeneration Gypsum, CO	Natural Gas	10 MW	Eagle Materials Co Llc
21.8 mi	Basalt Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Aspen- (Co)
22.6 mi	Green Mountain Kremmling, CO	Hydroelectric	26 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
29.5 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
29.7 mi	Sugarloaf Hydro Plant Leadville, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
30.2 mi	Pitkin County Solar Aspen, CO	Solar	5 MW	Coolangatta Solar Llc
32.5 mi	Sunnyside Ranch Community Solar Array Carbondale, CO	Solar	2 MW	Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc
32.6 mi	Shoshone (Co) Glenwood Springs, CO	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
32.7 mi	Castle Creek Hydroplant Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	—	City Of Aspen- (Co)
34.8 mi	Ameresco Hce Solar Llc Glenwood Springs, CO	Solar	10 MW	Ameresco Hce Solar Llc
35.2 mi	Williams Fork Hydro Plant Parshall, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Denver City & County Of
40.2 mi	Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
46.7 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
48.5 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
49.2 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Edwards, Colorado (ZIP 81632), with a combined 594 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 10 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Eagle Valley Clean Energy Llc Biomass at 17.2 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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