BLUE SPRUCE ENERGY CENTER

How BLUE SPRUCE ENERGY CENTER compares

With 398 MW of capacity, BLUE SPRUCE ENERGY CENTER ranks 11th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 4th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.2% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 380th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2003, it is newer than 64% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, runs 16 operating plants in Colorado totaling 5,892 MW. It shares Adams County with 2 other operating plants, CHEROKEE and FRANK KNUTSON.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 398 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 528 GWh in 2024 (a 15% capacity factor), up 56% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SPRUCE (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 11 operating power plants totaling 2,075 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY CENTER (685 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 6 mapped data centers; the nearest is Equinix DE2 - Denver in Denver, about 15.8 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology