Estes

OperatingHydro

Ranked #6 of 49 Hydro plants in CO#313 of 1454 nationally

45 MW Hydro operating in Larimer, CO — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

EIAGEMWD

45 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1950

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

40.3767, -105.5098

County

Larimer, CO

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Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	U S Bureau of Reclamation	US Bureau of Reclamation	—
Owner(s)	U S Bureau of Reclamation	US Bureau of Reclamation	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

The Estes Hydroelectric Generating Plant, located in Larimer County, Colorado, has a total capacity of 45 MW. The plant began operating in 1950 and is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. It utilizes conventional hydroelectric technology with water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. The facility consists of 3 generators.

Estes ranks as the 6th largest of 49 power plants in Colorado and 319th out of 1464 plants nationally. The plant operates within the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 107,820 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 27.2%.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

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Engineering & Generators