El Paso, Colorado · Plant code 55283

Front Range Power Plant

Front Range Power Plant is a natural gas plant in El Paso, Colorado. This page is assembled from imported EIA-860, EIA-923, and EPA eGRID records.

Primary fuel Natural Gas

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Total capacity 555 MW

Plant nameplate capacity.

Annual generation 1,813,785 MWh

Annual output from imported EIA and EPA records.

Capacity factor 42%

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Operations

Operations details

Sector Electric Utility

Utility, IPP, industrial, or commercial style ownership.

Status Operating

Current operating status in the imported records.

Online year 2,003

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Location Fountain, Colorado

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Emissions

Emissions details

CO2 959,006 tons

Annual plant-level total.

SO2 5 tons

Annual sulfur dioxide.

NOx 252 tons

Annual nitrogen oxides.

CO2 rate 951 lbs/MWh

Emission intensity, when available.

Fuel mix

Generation by fuel at the site.

Natural Gas 1,813,785 MWh · 100% of generation

Ownership

Who owns the plant.

Owner City of Colorado Springs - (CO)

100%

Generators

Generator-level detail

Generator	Technology	Fuel	Capacity	Status	Online
1	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	154 MW	Operating	2,003
2	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	154 MW	Operating	2,003
3	Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle	Natural Gas	247 MW	Operating	2,003

Generation trend

Monthly output pattern

220,733 MWh

Jan

196,748 MWh

Feb

218,498 MWh

Mar

214,334 MWh

Apr

186,112 MWh

May

172,569 MWh

Jun

230,196 MWh

Jul

265,281 MWh

Aug

109,314 MWh

Sep

0 MWh

Oct

0 MWh

Nov

0 MWh

Dec

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