Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm

OperatingWind

Ranked #3 of 35 Wind plants in CO#29 of 1442 nationally

498.4 MW Wind operating in Cheyenne, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado

EIAGEMWD

498.4 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Onshore Wind Turbine

Technology

2020

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

39.0118, -102.2608

County

Cheyenne, CO

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	Public Service Co of Colorado	Xcel Energy	—
Owner(s)	Public Service Co of Colorado	Xcel Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

About

Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm is a 498.4 MW wind power facility located in Cheyenne County, Colorado. The plant began operating in 2020 and is owned by Xcel Energy, with Public Service Co of Colorado as the operator. It utilizes a single generator consisting of onshore wind turbines. The facility is interconnected to the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Cheyenne Ridge is the 3rd largest wind farm in Colorado out of 21, and ranks 29th nationally out of 734 wind facilities.

The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 120 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Vestas, model V120-2.2. In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 1,638,498 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 37.5%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $1367.93 per kW.

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Engineering & Generators