Colorado
power plants.
Colorado has 213 power plants in our public-data catalog, totalling 18.4 GW of tracked capacity. Its generating fleet leans on natural gas — 43.6% of tracked capacity, with coal second at 24.9%. The largest plant we track is Comanche (CO) (1,635 MW, online since 1992).
Colorado electricity mix
Tracked installed capacity by fuel. Each links to its global page.
Largest plants in Colorado
Frequently asked questions
Where does Colorado get its electricity?
Across the 213 plants we track in Colorado, capacity is led by natural gas at 43.6%, then coal at 24.9%. These are tracked installed-capacity shares from public data, not live generation.
What is the largest power plant in Colorado?
The largest plant in our Colorado catalog is Comanche (CO), a coal facility with 1,635 MW (commissioned 1992).
How many power plants are in Colorado?
Our catalog tracks 213 power plants in Colorado totalling 18.4 GW, built from EIA, WRI and OpenStreetMap. The true total including the smallest installations is higher.