Front Range Power Plant — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 55283
- Capacity
- 554.3 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- El Paso, CO
- Operating Since
- 2003
- Generators
- 3
- Operator
- City of Colorado Springs - (CO)
- Parent Company
- —
- Annual Generation
- 2,050,601 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 42.2%
- Balancing Authority
- Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Front Range Power Plant
OperatingNatural Gas
Ranked #5 of 32 Natural Gas plants in CO#442 of 2009 nationally
554.3 MW Natural Gas operating in El Paso, CO — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
EIAWD
554.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
3
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2003
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
38.6281, -104.7069
County
El Paso, CO
Nearby Plants
- Ray D NixonNatural Gas282.6 MW · 0.6 km
- Clear Spring Ranch PV ProjectSolar10 MW · 3.2 km
- Palmer SolarSolar60 MW · 5.2 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | — | — |
| Owner(s) | City of Colorado Springs - (CO) | — | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.
About
Front Range Power Plant is a 554.3 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle facility located in El Paso County, Colorado. The plant began operating in 2003 and consists of 3 generators. It is owned and operated by the City of Colorado Springs. The plant operates within the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing authority and the WECC NERC region.
In the latest year of reported data, Front Range Power Plant generated 2,050,601 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 42.2%. The plant is ranked as the 5th largest in Colorado out of 24 plants, and nationally it is ranked 447 out of 945.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Municipal
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
207.7K MWh
Latest Month
2.1M MWh
Annual Generation
42.2%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2023 – Dec 2025
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
News & Articles (4)Beta
Regulatory·federal policy
Trump’s EPA Just Used the Clean Air Act to Prop up Coal Power
The Environmental Protection Agency threw out Colorado's entire haze reduction plan, in what critics called 'illegal' and a possible warning...
EPA (regulator)Trump (other)
DeSmog·4 weeks ago
Industry·corporate
Burning coal past 2029 at Colorado Springs’ Nixon unit bad for consumers, study says
Colorado Springs keeping the coal-burning Ray D. Nixon power plant open beyond the planned closing date of 2029 could be the costliest...
Colorado Springs (operator)
The Colorado Sun·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
Extra steam, not smoke, visible in north Colorado Springs from power plant
Residents may notice extra steam, which may be mistaken for smoke, coming from the Birdsall Power Plant in north Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs (operator)
Colorado Springs Gazette·1 years ago
Industry·corporate
Seeing smoke on Wednesday? Probably not, CSU releases information about Birdsall Power Plant
Colorado Springs Utilities released a media advisory for Birdsall Power Plant Wednesday morning, after concerned citizens called CSFD to...
Colorado Springs Utilities (operator)CSFD (other)
KOAA News 5·1 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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