Front Range Power Plant
El Paso County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 55283 · Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
Nameplate554MWSummer 460 MW
Generators3in service
Net generation2,379GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor59%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate7,603Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online2003Runs as baseload
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 959.7 | 31.5% | 7,332 |
| 2004 | 2,553.8 | 63.0% | 7,383 |
| 2005 | 1,910.9 | 47.3% | 7,860 |
| 2006 | 2,215.3 | 54.8% | 7,824 |
| 2007 | 2,757.2 | 68.2% | 7,720 |
| 2008 | 2,146.4 | 52.9% | 7,552 |
| 2009 | 1,900.7 | 47.0% | 7,669 |
| 2010 | 1,462 | 36.2% | 7,906 |
| 2011 | 1,303.8 | 32.3% | 8,098 |
| 2012 | 1,303.4 | 32.1% | 7,816 |
| 2013 | 1,600.3 | 39.7% | 7,813 |
| 2014 | 1,802.8 | 44.7% | 7,708 |
| 2015 | 1,747 | 43.4% | 7,667 |
| 2016 | 2,277 | 56.4% | 7,541 |
| 2017 | 1,669.3 | 41.4% | 7,630 |
| 2018 | 2,652.6 | 65.8% | 7,412 |
| 2019 | 2,653.8 | 65.9% | 7,407 |
| 2020 | 2,806.5 | 69.5% | 7,509 |
| 2021 | 2,015 | 50.0% | 7,644 |
| 2022 | 2,406.7 | 59.7% | 7,763 |
| 2023 | 2,017.1 | 50.1% | 7,688 |
| 2024 | 1,813.8 | 44.9% | 7,571 |
| 2025 | 2,050.6 | 50.9% | 7,709 |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 153.9 | 135 | Apr 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CT | 153.9 | 135 | Apr 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | CA | 246.5 | 190 | Apr 2003 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: City of Colorado Springs - (CO). Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | 100.0% | 554 MW |
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