182nd largest plant in Colorado · 9135th nationally
Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan is a natural gas power plant in Colorado with a nameplate capacity of 3.0 MW. It generates roughly 6.8k MWh per year — enough to power about 644 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 26% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 660 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 (3.0 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 | Western Sugar Coop- Ft Morgan |
|---|---|
| Operator | Western Sugar Cooperative |
| City | Fort Morgan |
| County | Morgan County |
| State | Colorado |
| ZIP | 80701 |
| Coordinates | 40.26300, -103.80690 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATB-2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Operating | 1947 |
| CO₂ | 2.2k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 3 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 660 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.