Power Plants Near 81645 — Minturn, CO

18 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 81645 (Minturn, Colorado). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 39.5805, -106.4176 · County: Eagle

Hydroelectric 93%Solar 3%Biomass 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
18.9 mi	Dillon Hydro Plant Summit, CO	Hydroelectric	2 MW	Denver City & County Of
21.1 mi	Green Mountain Kremmling, CO	Hydroelectric	26 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
22.8 mi	Sugarloaf Hydro Plant Leadville, CO	Hydroelectric	3 MW	Eagle Creek Renewable Energy, Llc
26.3 mi	Basalt Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	5 MW	City Of Aspen- (Co)
28.4 mi	Eagle Valley Clean Energy Llc Biomass Gypsum, CO	Biomass	13 MW	Eagle Valley Clean Energy Llc
28.7 mi	American Gypsum Cogeneration Gypsum, CO	Natural Gas	10 MW	Eagle Materials Co Llc
33.4 mi	Williams Fork Hydro Plant Parshall, CO	Hydroelectric	4 MW	Denver City & County Of
33.6 mi	Pitkin County Solar Aspen, CO	Solar	5 MW	Coolangatta Solar Llc
33.8 mi	Mount Elbert Twin Lakes, CO	Hydroelectric	200 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
34.7 mi	Castle Creek Hydroplant Aspen, CO	Hydroelectric	—	City Of Aspen- (Co)
38.1 mi	Cabin Creek Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	300 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
39.1 mi	Georgetown Hydro Georgetown, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
40.1 mi	Tom Sifers Solar Fraser, CO	Solar	1 MW	Mountain Parks Services, Inc.
40.3 mi	North Fork Hydro Plant Grant, CO	Hydroelectric	6 MW	Denver City & County Of
41.1 mi	Sunnyside Ranch Community Solar Array Carbondale, CO	Solar	2 MW	Holy Cross Electric Assn, Inc
43.1 mi	Shoshone (Co) Glenwood Springs, CO	Hydroelectric	14 MW	Public Service Co Of Colorado
44.3 mi	Ameresco Hce Solar Llc Glenwood Springs, CO	Solar	10 MW	Ameresco Hce Solar Llc
48.8 mi	Granby Hydro Granby, CO	Hydroelectric	1 MW	Northern Water Hydropower Enterprise

Power generation near this area

There are 18 power plants within 50 miles of Minturn, Colorado (ZIP 81645), with a combined 601 MW of nameplate capacity. Hydroelectric is the most common fuel type in this area with 12 of the 18 nearby plants. The closest plant is Dillon Hydro Plant at 18.9 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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