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Colorado

1,598,000

Conventional Hydropower in MWh

56,838,000

Total Electricity in MWh

19,679,000

Total Renewable Energy in MWh

Hydro as a % of the Total Energy

Hydro as a % of the Renewable Energy

Total Powered Dams

Mount Elbert

Ownership: Reclamation

Type: PS

Hydropower Megawatts: 0

Pumped Storage Megawatts : 200

Flatiron

Ownership: Reclamation

Type: HY/PS

Hydropower Megawatts: 86

Pumped Storage Megawatts : 8.5

Cabin Creek

Ownership: Non-federal

Type: PS

Hydropower Megawatts: 0

Pumped Storage Megawatts : 300

A J Allen

Owner: BURFORD JUDITH A

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.008

Ames

Owner: Public Service Co of Colorado

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3.6

Betasso

Owner: Boulder City of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3

Big Thompson

Owner: Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 4.5

Blue Mesa

Owner: Reclamation Upper Colorado Region (UC)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 86.4

Boulder Canyon Hydro

Owner: Boulder City of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 5

Boulder City Lakewood Hydro

Owner: Boulder City of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3.5

Boulder City Silver Lake Hydro

Owner: Boulder City of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3.3

Bridal Veil

Owner: NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.5

Cabin Creek

Owner: Public Service Co of Colorado

Type: Pumped Storage

Capacity : 300

Carter Hydro

Owner: Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 2.6

Cascade

Owner: Colorado Springs Utilities

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.9

Cortez Micro Hydroelectric Project

Owner: "City of Cortez, Colorado"

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.24

Crooke's Falls Diversion

Owner: Dan L. Plies

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.525

Crystal

Owner: Reclamation Upper Colorado Region (UC)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 28

Dillon Hydro Plant

Owner: Denver City & County of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1.8

Dividers Hydroelectric Project

Owner: Grand Valley Irrigation Company

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.185

Dodd Hydroelectric Facility Project

Owner: Left Hand Water District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.3

Drop 5

Owner: Drop 5 Hydro LLC

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 2.4

Estes

Owner: Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 45

Flatiron

Owner: Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)

Type: Conventional Hydro/Pumped Storage

Capacity : 94.5

FMC 33B Micro-hydro Project

Owner: Joseph W. Yeamans

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.005

Foothills Hydro Plant

Owner: Denver City & County-Foothills

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3.1

Georgetown

Owner: Public Service Co of Colorado

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1.2

Granby Dam

Owner: Northern Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1.2

Grand Valley

Owner: Grand Valley Water Users Association

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3

Green Mountain

Owner: Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 26

Gross

Owner: Denver City & County of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 7.8

Hillcrest Pump Station

Owner: Denver City & County of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 2

Hotchkiss Powerhouse

Owner: Town of Hotchkiss

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.06

Humphreys Hydroelectric Project

Owner: Wagon Wheel Associates

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.31

Jackson Gulch

Owner: Mancos Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.254

Kohler Powerhouse

Owner: City of Boulder

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.15

Lemon

Owner: Florida Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.12

Longmont

Owner: City of Longmont

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.6

Lower Molina

Owner: Reclamation Upper Colorado Region (UC)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 5.6

Manitou Springs

Owner: Colorado Springs City of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 5.6

Maroon Creek

Owner: City of Aspen

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.42

Marys Lake

Owner: Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 8.1

Maxwell Powerhouse

Owner: City of Boulder

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.068

Mayflower Mill Project

Owner: San Juan County Historical Society

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.011

McPhee

Owner: Dolores Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1.2

Meeker Wenschhof Hydroelectric Project

Owner: "2C Land & Cattle Company, LLC"

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.023

Miller Creek Ditch Hydropower Project

Owner: White River Electric Association

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.18

Morrow Point

Owner: Reclamation Upper Colorado Region (UC)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 173.2

Mount Elbert

Owner: Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)

Type: Pumped Storage

Capacity : 200

North Fork Hydro Plant

Owner: Denver City & County of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 5.5

Orodell Powerhouse

Owner: City of Boulder

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.225

Ouray

Owner: Colorado-Ute Electric Assn Inc

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.75

Palisade

Owner: Orchard Mesa Irrigation District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1.5

Pandora Water System Project

Owner: Town of Telluride

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.32

Park Farm Hydro Project

Owner: James W. Park

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.015

Pioneer Valley Hydro Site Project

Owner: "Pioneer Valley, LLC"

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.006

Plateau Creek

Owner: Ute Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.61

Pole Hill

Owner: Reclamation Great Plains Region (GP)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 38.2

Powell Mesa Micro-Hydropower Project

Owner: Susan Raymond

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.0076

Project 7

Owner: Project 7 Water Authority

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.152

Pueblo Dam

Owner: "Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, Colorado Springs Utilities, and Board of Water Works of Pueblo, Colorad"

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 7.5

Redlands Water & Power

Owner: Redlands Water & Power Company

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1.4

Ridgway

Owner: Tri-County Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 8

Rolfe Hydro Project

Owner: Roger Rolfe

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.002

Ruedi

Owner: City of Aspen

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 5

Ruxton Park

Owner: Colorado Springs City of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1

Salida No. 1

Owner: Public Service Co of Colorado

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.6

Salida No. 2

Owner: Public Service Co of Colorado

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.56

SCMWD Treatment Plant Project

Owner: St. Charles Mesa Water District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.04

Shavano Falls Hydro

Owner: Uncompahgre Valley Water Users

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 2.8

Shavano Falls Hydro Drop 4

Owner: Shavano Falls Hydro LLC - Drop 4 Project

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 4.8

Shoshone

Owner: Public Service Co of Colorado

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 14.4

Soldier Canyon Micro Hydro Facility

Owner: Soldier Canyon Filter Plant

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.1

South Canal Hydro-1

Owner: Delta-Montrose Electric Association

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 4

South Canal Hydro-3

Owner: Delta-Montrose Electric Association

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3.5

South Canal Hydro-4

Owner: Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 4.8

South Canal Hydro-5

Owner: Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 2.4

Springer

Owner: Franklin Springer

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.045

Stagecoach

Owner: Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.8

Strontia Springs Hydro Plant

Owner: Denver City & County of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 1.25

Sugarloaf Hydro Plant

Owner: STS Hydropower Ltd

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 2.5

Sunshine Powerhouse

Owner: City of Boulder

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.8

Tacoma

Owner: Public Service Co of Colorado

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 4.6

Taylor Draw Hydroelectric Facility

Owner: Rio Blanco Water Conserv Dist

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 2.3

Tesla

Owner: Colorado Springs City of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 26.6

Towaoc

Owner: Dolores Water Conservancy District

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 11.4

Town of Basalt Hydroelectric Project

Owner: "Town of Basalt, Colorado"

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.04

Upper Molina

Owner: Reclamation Upper Colorado Region (UC)

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 9.9

Vallecito

Owner: "Ptarmigan Resources & Energy, Inc."

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 5.8

Williams Fork Hydro Plant

Owner: Denver City & County of

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 3.5

Woods Lake

Owner: Woods Lake Hydro

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.045

Zilm Powerhouse

Owner: Charlotte B. and William M. Zilm

Type: Conventional Hydro

Capacity : 0.02

JOHN MARTIN DAM & RESERVOIR

County: BENT

Water Source: ARKANSAS

Potential Capacity (MW): 9.020746

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

CHATFIELD DAM

County: DOUGLAS

Water Source: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 4.369759

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

GRANBY

County: GRAND

Water Source: COLORADO RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 3.035794

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

CHEESMAN

County: DOUGLAS

Water Source: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 2.656913

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

RIO GRANDE

County: HINSDALE

Water Source: RIO GRANDE

Potential Capacity (MW): 1.489176

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

ELEVEN MILE CANYON

County: PARK

Water Source: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 1.403792

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

MILTON SEAMAN

County: LARIMER

Water Source: N FORK CACHE LA POUDRE

Potential Capacity (MW): 1.221692

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

RITSCHARD

County: GRAND

Water Source: MUDDY CREEK

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.965893

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

WINDY GAP

County: GRAND

Water Source: COLORADO RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.758505

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

LAKE CATAMOUNT

County: ROUTT

Water Source: YAMPA RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.737504

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

TERRACE

County: CONEJOS

Water Source: ALAMOSA RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.709001

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

SPINNEY MOUNTAIN

County: PARK

Water Source: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.663917

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

PLATTE CANYON INTAKE

County: JEFFERSON

Water Source: SOUTH PLATTE RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.652553

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

TRINIDAD

County: LAS ANIMAS

Water Source: PURGATOIRE RIVER

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.623353

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

SMITH

County: COSTILLA

Water Source: TRINCHERA CREEK

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.61919

States: CO

Secondary State : CO

HALLIGAN

County: LARIMER

Water Source: N FORK CACHE LA POUDRE

Potential Capacity (MW): 0.580626

States: CO

Secondary State : CO