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Coal power plants in Colorado

Colorado has 5 operating coal power plants with 3.6 GW of capacity.

  • Operating5
DenverColorado SpringsGrand JunctionPueblo

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest coal power plants in Colorado

Operating, by capacity

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Craig (CO)19841,428 MW
2Comanche (CO)20101,253 MW
3Hayden1976465 MW
4Rawhide1984294 MW
5Ray D Nixon1980207 MW

Coal power plants that came online most recently in Colorado

Newest first

#Coal power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Comanche (CO)20101,253 MW
2Craig (CO)19841,428 MW
3Rawhide1984294 MW
4Ray D Nixon1980207 MW
5Hayden1976465 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks coal power plants

Operating coal power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about coal power plants in Colorado

How many coal power plants are in Colorado?
Colorado has 5 operating utility-scale coal power plants with 3.6 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest coal power plant in Colorado?
Craig (CO) in Moffat County, Colorado is the largest, at 1,428 MW. It came online in 1984.
How many coal power plants were built in Colorado in 2025?
0 coal power plants came online in Colorado in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing coal power plants in Colorado?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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