Power plant · Colorado, United States
Front Range Power Plant
Front Range Power Plant is a power plant in Colorado, United States, with 554 MW of capacity, owned by City of Colorado Springs - (CO).
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 | 2003 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 554 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 38.6281, -104.7069 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Front Range Power Plant is the 8th-largest of 12 power plants in Colorado and the 665th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 554 MW is <0.1% of the 839,036 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 | 8th of 12 | 9,441 MW | 5.9% |
| United States | 665th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 721st of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Valley Res No 2 water right 1003641 19434.00000 | Water right | — | — | 13 km |
| Pueblo Reservoir water right 1403526 33697.32547 | Water right | — | — | 40 km |
| North Catamount Res water right 1003673 39811.00000 | Water right | — | — | 45 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
- Horizon480 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
- Pawnee552 MW
Data on this page
- Colorado DWR REST API. Colorado DWR REST API, CDSS Terms of Use, https.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.