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EIA plant 6112

Platteville · Weld · CO

Fort St Vrain

Operated by Public Service Co of Colorado

Annual generation3,850,274 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows
Fuel codesNGCodes retained from EIA records
Grid contextPublic Service Company of ColoradoBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

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40.246100, -104.874200

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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 Cycle867.9 MW represented
TechnologyNatural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine280.6 MW represented

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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.

1417,378
2411,241
3398,506
4175,842
5368,106
6391,277
7468,066
8461,797
9248,553
10135,869
11373,639

MWh net generation · 2024 final edition · EIA 923 represented operating rows. 11 of 11 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
1417,378
2411,241
3398,506
4175,842
5368,106
6391,277
7468,066
8461,797
9248,553
10135,869
11373,639

2024 monthly net generation

MonthNet generation
1417,378 MWh
2411,241 MWh
3398,506 MWh
4175,842 MWh
5368,106 MWh
6391,277 MWh
7468,066 MWh
8461,797 MWh
9248,553 MWh
10135,869 MWh
11373,639 MWh

Operating generators

IDTechnologyFuelMWStatus
1Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG342.6OP
2Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG175.1OP
3Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG175.1OP
4Natural Gas Fired Combined CycleNG175.1OP
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG140.3OP
6Natural Gas Fired Combustion TurbineNG140.3OP

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Identity, technology and limitations
EIA plant ID
6112
Sector
Electric Utility
Water source
So Platte River/St Vrain Creek
Data edition
2024-final

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Variation in the published months

Across 11 numeric monthly generation entries, 7 has the highest recorded value (468,066 MWh) and 10 the lowest (135,869 MWh). Their difference is 332,197 MWh. Missing months have not been treated as zero.

Reading the MW column

In the 6 numeric rows displayed in this table, MW ranges from 140.3 (5, 6) to 342.6 (1). The difference is 202.3 in the column's stated units. This summary covers the displayed rows and retains the table's period and scope.

Generator capacity in different operating conditions

Generator IDTechnologyNameplate MWSummer MWWinter MWMinimum load MW
1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle342.6308.0314.039.0
2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle175.1150.0173.065.0
3Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle175.1142.0171.065.0
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle175.1142.0169.065.0
5Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine140.3140.0155.055.0
6Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine140.3140.0155.052.0

EIA-860 2024 final source. Ratings describe capacity, not actual generation or availability. Missing ratings are not zero.

Source: US Energy Information Administration Form EIA-860 2024 plant and operable-generator workbooks; archive 2024. US EIA-authored information is generally public domain; cite EIA, preserve third-party exceptions, changes and no-endorsement context. Source-specific derived data.

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