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EIA plant 469

Denver · Adams · CO

Cherokee

Operated by Public Service Co of Colorado

Annual generation3,397,493 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPublic Service Company of ColoradoBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Cherokee?

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39.807275, -104.964548

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

Equipment mix

Operating capacity by technology

TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combined Cycle625.6 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam Turbine380.8 MW represented

Grouped from this plant’s represented generator records. Use the CO plant index for regional peers.

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Electricity output across the year

Monthly net generation shows the seasonal shape of this plant's represented output. A negative value is retained when the source reports net consumption.

1313,805
2250,236
3306,145
4238,424
5259,187
6252,781
7409,772
8341,513
9266,567
10194,498
11251,579
12312,986

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 12 of 12 supplied rows shown; 0 missing values omitted. Months with no reported numeric value are omitted, not treated as zero.

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Electricity output across the year — MWh net generation
RecordMWh net generation
1313,805
2250,236
3306,145
4238,424
5259,187
6252,781
7409,772
8341,513
9266,567
10194,498
11251,579
12312,986

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1313,805 MWh
2250,236 MWh
3306,145 MWh
4238,424 MWh
5259,187 MWh
6252,781 MWh
7409,772 MWh
8341,513 MWh
9266,567 MWh
10194,498 MWh
11251,579 MWh
12312,986 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
4Natural Gas Steam TurbineNG380.8OP
7Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG255OP
5Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG185.3OP
6Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG185.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
469
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
South Platte River
Data edition
2024-final

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