Mountain Peak Power Station is a natural gas power plant in Colorado.
| Plant Name | Mountain Peak Power Station |
|---|---|
| Operator | Mountain Peak Power, Llc |
| City | Keenesburg |
| County | Weld County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80643 |
| Coordinates | 40.14723, -104.54923 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPP_1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| MPP_2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| MPP_3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| MPP_4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| MPP_5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| MPP_6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 27.1 MW | Under Construction | — |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindle Energy Llc | Princeton, NJ | 10000.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region |
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.