Query
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-17T08:26:28.263Z

Briefing on Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 17, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
498 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2020
Operating since
1
Generators
37.5%
Capacity factor
1638 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm is a 498 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Colorado, currently Operating.

Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm is reported in Colorado since 2020 under Xcel Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 37.5% capacity factor and 1638 GWh annual generation; $1380/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Cheyenne, Colorado
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Xcel Energy
Operator
Public Service Co of Colorado
Grid
Public Service Company of Colorado
Plant ID
62952

What stands out

1

Cheyenne Ridge Wind Farm is a 498 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Colorado with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 37.5% capacity factor and 1638 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $4.3/MWh OpEx, $1380/kW CapEx.

4

Latest linked story: “Xcel Energy’s preemptive power shutoffs scrutinized by legislature” (The Denver Post, 2026-01-31).

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Public Service Company of Colorado
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#4 of 37
National rank
#34 of 1,442

Why it matters

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