81st largest plant in Colorado · 4094th nationally
University Of Colorado is a natural gas power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 33.0 MW. It generates roughly 2.4k MWh per year — enough to power about 232 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 1% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 670 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 (33.0 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 | University Of Colorado |
|---|---|
| Operator | University Of Colorado |
| City | Boulder |
| County | Boulder County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80309 |
| Coordinates | 40.00759, -105.26920 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 16.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 16.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| ST1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 1.0 MW | Operating | 1992 |
| CO₂ | 819 metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 2 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 670 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.