Rawhide
A 800.4 MW natural gas power plant in Larimer, Colorado, owned by Platte River Power Authority, commissioned in 1984.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6761Natural Gas
Nameplate capacity
800.4 MW
Primary fuel
Natural Gas
Commissioned
1984
Location
Larimer, Colorado
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
1,287 GWh
Other fuels
Coal
Status
Operating
Planned retirement
2029
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
Units
6
Location
Larimer, Colorado · 40.8609, -105.0212
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,990.3 | |
| 2016 | 2,258.6 | |
| 2017 | 2,234.1 | |
| 2018 | 1,870.8 | |
| 2019 | 2,037.5 | |
| 2020 | 2,032.3 | |
| 2021 | 1,864.2 | |
| 2022 | 2,141.7 | |
| 2023 | 1,501.5 | |
| 2024 | 1,287 |
Nearby power plants
| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rawhide Prairie Solar Hybrid | Solar | 23 MW | ~1 km |
| Bison Solar LLC | Solar | 30 MW | ~1 km |
| Roundhouse Renewable Energy II | Wind | 105.7 MW | ~22 km |
| Roundhouse Wind Energy Project | Wind | 226 MW | ~27 km |
| South Cheyenne Solar | Solar | 150 MW | ~28 km |
| Corriedale Wind Energy | Wind | 52.5 MW | ~28 km |
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