Boulder City Betasso Hydro Plant
A 3 MW hydroelectric power plant in Boulder, Colorado, owned by Boulder City of, commissioned in 1987.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 54680Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
3 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1987
Owner
Boulder City of
Location
Boulder, Colorado
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
8.6 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
1
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 7.8 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 7.7 | |
| 2018 | 6.6 | |
| 2019 | 7.6 | |
| 2020 | 7.8 | |
| 2021 | 6.5 | |
| 2022 | 8.1 | |
| 2023 | 8.7 | |
| 2024 | 8.6 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder City Lakewood Hydro | Hydroelectric | 3.5 MW | ~0 km |
| Boulder Canyon Hydro | Hydroelectric | 5 MW | ~1 km |
| University of Colorado | Natural Gas | 33 MW | ~6 km |
| Gross Hydro Plant | Hydroelectric | 8 MW | ~8 km |
| IBM Solar | Solar | 8.1 MW | ~8 km |
| Valmont | Natural Gas | 59.3 MW | ~11 km |
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