Power plant · Colorado, United States
South Platte Solar
South Platte Solar is a power plant under construction in Colorado, United States, with 150 MW of capacity, owned by South Platte Solar.
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 | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | South Platte Solar | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | South Platte Solar | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 150 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 40.1949, -103.7088 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
South Platte Solar is the 19th-largest of 24 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Colorado and the 601st-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 150 MW is <0.1% 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 | 19th of 24 | 6,307 MW | 2.4% |
| United States | 601st of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 998th of 6,455 | 664,240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 26302.23522 | Water right | — | — | 23 km |
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 26302.23953 | Water right | — | — | 23 km |
| North Sterling Canal water right 0100687 55882.00000 | Water right | — | — | 23 km |
Owner, operator and place
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.
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). 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.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. 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.