19th largest plant in Colorado · 1037th nationally
Manchief Electric Generating Station is a natural gas power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 300 MW. It generates roughly 354.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 33,746 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 13% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1281 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Manchief Electric Generating Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co Of Colorado |
| City | Brush |
| County | Morgan County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80723 |
| Coordinates | 40.21714, -103.68504 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 150 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| UN2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 150 MW | Operating | 2000 |
| CO₂ | 226.9k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 95 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1281 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.