Power plant · Colorado, United States
Horizon
Horizon is a planned power plant in Colorado, United States, with 480 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 | 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 | 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 | 480 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 |
| Coordinates | 38.7750, -104.6668 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Horizon is the 3rd-largest of 24 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Colorado and the 141st-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 480 MW is 0.17% 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 | 3rd of 24 | 6,307 MW | 7.6% |
| United States | 141st of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.17% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 163rd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | 0.13% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 2 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 | — | — | 4.1 km |
| North Catamount Res water right 1003673 39811.00000 | Water right | — | — | 38 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
- Front Range Power Plant554 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
- 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.