Query
Rush Creek Wind
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Rush Creek Wind
Technology
wind
Generated
2026-10-13T03:03:31.943Z

Briefing on Rush Creek Wind

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 13, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
600 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
2018
Operating since
1
Generators
40.9%
Capacity factor
2150 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Rush Creek Wind is a 600 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Colorado, currently Operating.

Rush Creek Wind is reported in Colorado since 2018 under Xcel Energy. Available operating and financial measures include 40.9% capacity factor and 2150 GWh annual generation; $1529/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Elbert, Colorado
Technology
Onshore Wind Turbine
Owner / parent
Xcel Energy
Operator
Public Service Co of Colorado
Grid
Public Service Company of Colorado
Plant ID
60619

What stands out

1

Rush Creek Wind is a 600 MW Onshore Wind Turbine asset in Colorado with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 40.9% capacity factor and 2150 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $5.8/MWh OpEx, $1529/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
#2 of 37
National rank
#18 of 1,442

Why it matters

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