23 MW Batteries (1 MW) + Solar Photovoltaic (22 MW) operating in Larimer, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
23 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Batteries + Solar Photovoltaic
2021
Operating Since
Coordinates
40.8490, -105.0165
County
Larimer, CO
Nearby Plants
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 | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid is a 23 MW hybrid power plant located in Larimer County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2021, is owned and operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. It utilizes both solar photovoltaic technology and battery energy storage. The facility includes a 2 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) with a duration of 2 hours. The solar array uses single-axis tracking.
The plant's primary fuel source is listed as MWH. In its most recent year of operation, Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid generated 43,701 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 21.6%. The plant operates within the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid ranks 6th out of 18 similar plants in Colorado and 677th out of 1205 nationally. The plant has a reported power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $26.54 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
1.4K MWh
Latest Month
43.7K MWh
Annual Generation
21.6%
Capacity Factor
$36.8/MWh
LCOE (Levelized Cost)
$26.5/MWh
PPA Price
$16.2/MWh
Energy Value
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.