Power plant · Colorado, United States
Elk Run
Elk Run is a planned power plant in Colorado, United States, with 200 MW of capacity, owned by Cypress Creek Renewables.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Colorado | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2029 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Cypress Creek Renewables | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Cypress Creek Renewables | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 200 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 37.4546, -104.4887 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Elk Run is the 12th-largest of 24 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Colorado and the 416th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 200 MW is <0.1% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 12th of 24 | 6,307 MW | 3.2% |
| United States | 416th of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 741st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 4 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cucharas Valley Res water right 1603712 20526.00000 | Water right | — | — | 34 km |
| Trinidad Reservoir water right 1903935 21205.00000 | Water right | — | — | 35 km |
| Trinidad Reservoir water right 1903935 21205.00000 | Water right | — | — | 35 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Cypress Creek Renewables
- Steel River Solar Phase 1750 MW · under construction
- Steel River Solar Phase 2750 MW · under construction
- Steel River Solar Phase 3750 MW · under construction
- Soleil450 MW · planned
- Hanson396 MW · planned
- Amerada300 MW · planned
- Vitex Storage300 MW · planned
- Bhalu200 MW · planned
Other power plants in Colorado
- Craig (CO)1,428 MW
- Comanche (CO)1,253 MW
- Fort St Vrain1,149 MW
- Cherokee1,006 MW
- Rawhide800 MW
- Rocky Mountain Energy Center685 MW
- Rush Creek Wind600 MW
- Front Range Power Plant554 MW
Data on this page
- Colorado DWR REST API. Colorado DWR REST API, CDSS Terms of Use.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.