Canyon Peak Power Station — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 68741
- Capacity
- 156.6 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Natural Gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Status
- Planned
- Location
- Arapahoe, CO
- Operating Since
- —
- Generators
- 6
- Operator
- Canyon Peak Power, LLC
- Parent Company
- Blackstone Group
- Balancing Authority
- Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Canyon Peak Power Station
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Ranked #17 of 32 Natural Gas plants in CO#817 of 2009 nationally
156.6 MW Natural Gas planned in Arapahoe, CO — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
EIA
156.6 MW
Nameplate Capacity
6
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Technology
Planned: —
Planned Operation
Location
Coordinates
39.6229, -104.4508
County
Arapahoe, CO
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Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Canyon Peak Power, LLC | Kindle Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Kindle Energy LLC | Blackstone Group | — |
| Status | Planned | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Canyon Peak Power Station is a 156.6 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Arapahoe County, Colorado. The facility is owned by the Blackstone Group and operated by Canyon Peak Power, LLC. It consists of six natural gas-fired combustion turbine generators. The plant's balancing authority is the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region, and it operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
Canyon Peak Power Station is ranked as the 18th largest power plant in Colorado out of 24 facilities, and nationally it is ranked 815th out of 945 plants.
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
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
Generation
No generation data available for this plant.
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.
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