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Larimer County, Colorado · EIA plant ID 6761 · Operator: Platte River Power Authority
Natural gasConventional Steam CoalNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineBA: PSCO

223 MW planned (Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine), first expected Mar 2028 · EIA-860M

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Nameplate800MWSummer 668 MW
Generators6in service
Net generation1,627GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor28%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW
Heat rate11,033Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV
First online1984Runs as intermediate

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
050100150200GWh2001200320052007200920112013201520172019202120232025

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.
0%20%40%60%2005201020152020202527.8% · 12 mo

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
9,50010,00010,50011,0002005201020152020202511,033 Btu/kWh · 12 mo
Annual data table
YearNet GWhCapacity factorHeat rate (Btu/kWh)
20012,193——
20022,078.2——
20032,289.458.1%10,490
20042,289.751.5%10,373
20051,942.141.5%10,330
20062,210.446.9%10,257
20072,344.950.1%10,303
20082,161.940.2%10,274
20092,382.240.8%10,094
20102,270.438.9%10,113
20112,306.839.5%9,964
20122,148.336.7%9,932
20132,406.841.1%10,023
20142,189.637.4%10,118
20151,990.334.0%10,147
20162,258.638.5%10,141
20172,234.138.2%10,079
20181,870.832.0%10,170
20192,037.534.8%10,219
20202,032.334.6%10,312
20211,864.231.9%10,424
20222,141.736.6%10,218
20231,501.525.7%10,732
20241,28721.9%10,745
20251,333.922.8%10,379

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 IDTechnologyPrime moverNameplate MWSummer MWOnlineStatusPlanned retirementOEM / model
1Conventional Steam CoalST293.6280Apr 1984Operating · retirement plannedDec 2029coming soon
ANatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT89.365Jun 2002Operating—coming soon
BNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT89.365Aug 2002Operating—coming soon
CNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT89.365Sep 2002Operating—coming soon
DNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT89.365Jun 2004Operating—coming soon
FNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT149.6128Jun 2008Operating—coming soon
GNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT44.644.6planned Mar 2028Planned—coming soon
HNatural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT44.644.6planned Mar 2028Planned—coming soon
LM3Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT44.644.6planned Mar 2028Planned—coming soon
LM4Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT44.644.6planned Mar 2028Planned—coming soon
LM5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineGT44.644.6planned Mar 2028Planned—coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Platte River Power Authority. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Platte River Power Authority100.0%800 MW

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