112th largest plant in Colorado · 5951st nationally
American Gypsum Cogeneration is a natural gas power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 9.6 MW. It generates roughly 23.2k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,205 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 28% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 2007 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | American Gypsum Cogeneration |
|---|---|
| Operator | Eagle Materials Co Llc |
| City | Gypsum |
| County | Eagle County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 81637 |
| Coordinates | 39.64856, -106.94939 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.6 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| T-1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 2.8 MW | Operating | 1990 |
| D-1 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Standby | 1990 |
| D-2 | Petroleum Liquids | Distillate Oil | 1.6 MW | Standby | 1990 |
| CO₂ | 23.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 68 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 2007 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Public Service Company Of Colorado |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.