Power plant · Colorado, United States
Rawhide
Rawhide is a power plant in Colorado, United States, with 800 MW of capacity, owned by Platte River Power Authority.
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 | 1984 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Platte River Power Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Platte River Power Authority | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 800 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 | 40.8609, -105.0212 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Rawhide is the 5th-largest of 12 power plants in Colorado and the 409th-largest of 800 in the United States by capacity; its 800 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 | 5th of 12 | 9,441 MW | 8.5% |
| United States | 409th of 800 | 839,036 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 443rd of 4,829 | 1,037,268 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 17 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawhide Res water right 0303952 46751.00000 | Water right | — | — | 1.3 km |
| Douglas Res water right 0303725 18885.00000 | Water right | — | — | 18 km |
| Res No 8 water right 0303727 19531.00000 | Water right | — | — | 22 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Platte River Power Authority
- Craig (CO)1,428 MW
Other power plants in Colorado
- Craig (CO)1,428 MW
- Comanche (CO)1,253 MW
- Fort St Vrain1,149 MW
- Cherokee1,006 MW
- Rocky Mountain Energy Center685 MW
- Rush Creek Wind600 MW
- Front Range Power Plant554 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.