160th largest plant in Colorado · 8379th nationally
Gaylord Rockies Chp is a natural gas power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 4.0 MW. It generates roughly 22.5k MWh per year — enough to power about 2,147 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 64% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 923 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Gaylord Rockies Chp |
|---|---|
| Operator | Unison Energy Llc |
| City | Aurora |
| County | Adams County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80019 |
| Coordinates | 39.82000, -104.75000 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T0041 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| T0042 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | Natural Gas | 2.0 MW | Operating | 2022 |
| CO₂ | 10.4k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 218 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 923 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.