Power plant · Colorado, United States
Pawnee
Pawnee is a power plant in Colorado, United States, with 552 MW of capacity, owned by 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 | 1981 | 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 | 552 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.2217, -103.6803 | 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
Pawnee is the 9th-largest of 12 power plants in Colorado and the 667th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 552 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 | 9th of 12 | 9,441 MW | 5.8% |
| United States | 667th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 763rd of 12,032 | 1,190,447 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 18 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 | — | — | 19 km |
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 26302.23953 | Water right | — | — | 19 km |
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 55882.00000 | Water right | — | — | 19 km |
Owner, 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
- Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm498 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.
- 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.
- JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), European Commission, Joint Research Centre. JRC Open Power Plants Database (JRC-PPDB-OPEN), CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- 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.