Power plant · Colorado, United States
Fortress 1 Battery Storage
Fortress 1 Battery Storage is a planned battery storage plant in Colorado, United States, with 399 MW of capacity, owned by Fortress Solar 1 LLC.
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 | 2028 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Fortress Solar 1 LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Fortress Solar 1 LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 399 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.2600, -103.5700 | 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.
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Fortress 1 is the 6th-largest of 24 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Colorado and the 193rd-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 399 MW is 0.14% 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 | 6th of 24 | 6,307 MW | 6.3% |
| United States | 193rd of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 419th of 5,799 | 657,076 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 10 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 26302.23522 | Water right | — | — | 11 km |
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 26302.23953 | Water right | — | — | 11 km |
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 55882.00000 | Water right | — | — | 11 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
- Colorado DWR REST API. Colorado DWR REST API, CDSS Terms of Use.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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.
- Wikidata. Wikidata, CC0 1.0.