Ray D Nixon

OperatingNatural GasSub. CoalHybrid

Ranked #4 of 4 Sub. Coal plants in CO#79 of 103 nationally

282.6 MW Conventional Steam Coal (207 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (76 MW) operating in El Paso, CO — Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

EIAWD

282.6 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Hybrid (2)

Technology

Conventional Steam Coal + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine

1980

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

38.6335, -104.7058

County

El Paso, CO

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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

The Ray D Nixon plant is a 282.6 MW hybrid power plant located in El Paso County, Colorado. It began operating in 1980 and is owned and operated by the City of Colorado Springs. The plant utilizes both conventional steam coal and natural gas-fired combustion turbine technologies. It consists of three generators and primarily runs on natural gas (NG).

In the most recent year of record, the Ray D Nixon plant generated 1,273,795 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 51.5%. The plant operates within the Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region balancing authority and the WECC NERC region. It is ranked as the 12th largest power plant out of 24 in Colorado, and 666th out of 945 nationally.

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