Black Hollow Sun — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 64745
- Capacity
- 257 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Weld, CO
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 2
- Operator
- Contour Global
- Parent Company
- KKR & Co.
- Balancing Authority
- Public Service Company of Colorado
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Black Hollow Sun
PlannedSolarGEM: operating
Ranked #5 of 180 Solar plants in CO#180 of 7447 nationally
257 MW Solar planned in Weld, CO — Public Service Company of Colorado
EIAGEM
257 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
40.6167, -104.8489
County
Weld, CO
Nearby Plants
- SkylarkSolar4 MW · 5.6 km
- Skyline SolarBESS7.5 MW · 5.8 km
- SR Skylark BSolar2 MW · 6.0 km
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 | Contour Global | 174 Power Global | — |
| Owner(s) | Contour Global | KKR & Co. | — |
| Status | Planned | operating | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Black Hollow Sun is a 257 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Weld County, Colorado. The plant, which utilizes fixed-tilt solar tracking technology, is owned by KKR & Co. and operated by Contour Global. It ranks as the third-largest solar facility in Colorado out of 14, and 103rd nationally out of 639 solar plants. The plant consists of 2 generators.
The facility is located within the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority area and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Black Hollow Sun's primary fuel source is solar energy.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
13.4K MWh
Latest Month
—
Annual Generation
—
Capacity Factor
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 (9)Beta
Deals·project finance
Japan trading house Itochu to buy into US solar power project
TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Itochu will invest in a solar power project in the U.S. state of Colorado, the company announced on Thursday...
Itochu (developer)
Nikkei Asia·3 months ago
Deals·project finance
ITOCHU Announces Investment in a New Solar Power Plant in Colorado, USA | Press Releases | ITOCHU Corporation
ITOCHU Corporation (Headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo: Keita Ishii, President & COO; hereinafter “ITOCHU”) announced today that it has made...
ITOCHU Corporation (developer)Keita Ishii (executive)
伊藤忠商事株式会社·3 months ago
Grid·capacity addition
U.S. adds 21 GW of solar in first three quarters of 2025
Solar represented 21 GW of the 28 GW of power capacity added to the grid through September in 2025 according to FERC.
FERC (regulator)
pv magazine USA·3 months ago
Industry·corporate
Northern Colorado’s largest solar project starts powering homes
Black Hollow Sun near Severance is generating power for thousands of homes and businesses across the region.
KUSA.com·6 months ago
Last updated 2026-03-14
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