Power plant · Colorado, United States
Fort Lupton Power Plant
Fort Lupton Power Plant is a gas power plant in Colorado, United States, with 101 MW of capacity, owned by Public Service Co of Colorado.
Grid connection
It is due to retire in 2028, which frees up a 101 MW grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of Public Service Co of Colorado.
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 | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1972 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Public Service Co of Colorado | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Public Service Co of Colorado | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 101 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Public Service Co of Colorado | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2028 (101 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.0922, -104.7960 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
Request researchHow it compares
Fort Lupton is the 17th-largest of 21 power plants in Colorado and the 946th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 101 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 17th of 21 | 10,465 MW | 0.96% |
| United States | 946th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 2,547th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 56 water rights, 9 data centers, 4 oil and gas fields and 2 mines (1 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 9, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans No 2 Ditch water right 0200817 21698.00000 | Water right | — | — | 4.3 km |
| Barr Lake water right 0203837 13108.00000 | Water right | — | — | 15 km |
| Barr Lake water right 0203837 21562.00000 | Water right | — | — | 15 km |
| Wattenberg | Oil and gas field | 882,693 boe/day in 2025 | Operating | 21 km |
| JPMorgan Chase | Data center | — | — | 22 km |
| DJ Horizontal Codell | Oil and gas field | 3,870 boe/day in 2025 | Operating | 23 km |
| Google - Thornton | Data center | — | — | 25 km |
| Keenesburg #2 | Mine | — | Operating | 26 km |
| DataBank - DEN4 | Data center | — | — | 33 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Public Service Co of Colorado
- Craig (CO)1,428 MW
- Comanche (CO)1,253 MW
- Fort St Vrain1,149 MW
- Cherokee1,006 MW
- Rocky Mountain Energy Center685 MW
- Singing Grass Wind603 MW · under construction
- Rush Creek Wind600 MW
- Pawnee552 MW
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
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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