22nd largest plant in Colorado · 1087th nationally
Brush Generation Facility is a natural gas power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 297 MW. It generates roughly 127.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 12,175 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 5% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 766 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits below the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (297 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Brush Generation Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Brush Power Llc |
| City | Brush |
| County | Morgan County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80723 |
| Coordinates | 40.24150, -103.63100 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 90.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 38.0 MW | Out of Service | 1990 |
| GT3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 37.0 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| ST2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 37.0 MW | Operating | 1994 |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 23.8 MW | Out of Service | 1990 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 23.8 MW | Retired | 1990 |
| GT4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 23.8 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| GT5 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 23.8 MW | Operating | 1999 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Global Infrastructure Partners | Stamford, CT | 10000.0% |
| Alliance Energy Group Llc | Ogdensburg, NY | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 48.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 37 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 766 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.