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490 MW Batteries (50 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle (200 MW) + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (240 MW) operating in Pueblo, CO
490 MW
Nameplate Capacity
10
Generators
units
Hybrid (3)
Technology
Batteries + Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle + Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
38.3210, -104.5290
County
Pueblo, CO
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Black Hills Service Company LLC | Black Hills Colorado IPP | — |
| Owner(s) | Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Black Hills Colorado IPP, LLC, Black Hills Service Company LLC | Black Hills | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Pueblo Airport Generating Station is a 440 MW natural gas-fired power plant located in Pueblo County, Colorado. The plant, which began operating in 2012, is owned by Black Hills and operated by Black Hills Service Company LLC. It is a hybrid facility utilizing both natural gas-fired combined cycle and natural gas-fired combustion turbine technologies, distributed across 9 generators. The plant operates within the Public Service Company of Colorado balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
In the most recent year of record, the plant generated 1,604,918 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 41.6%. According to available data, the installed cost of the plant was $1170.82 per kW. Pueblo Airport Generating Station ranks as the 7th largest power plant out of 24 in Colorado, and 524th out of 945 nationally.
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Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
Bilateral Market
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCO)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
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132.2K MWh
Latest Month
1.6M MWh
Annual Generation
41.6%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
1080 lb/MWh
NOx
0.056 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.005 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.021 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.002 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
38.5%
Annual Net Gen
1483 GWh
CO₂eq
1081 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Rockies
Gas turbine · Black Hills/Colorado Electric Utility Company, LP · Data from 2015
$1,171/kW
Installed Cost
$17/kW
Annual CapEx
$101.5/MWh
Operating Cost
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This plant is in a bilateral market territory without organized wholesale pricing. Nodal pricing data is not available.
No wholesale contracts disclosed in FERC EQR for this plant.
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Last updated 2026-03-14
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