BRUSH GENERATION FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Morgan County
- Operator
- COLORADO ENERGY MANAGEMENT
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1990
- EIA plant ID
- 10682
- Generators
- 7
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 154 GWh
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.2415, -103.6312
BRUSH GENERATION FACILITY, a 300 MW Natural Gas power plant in Morgan County, Colorado. Operated by COLORADO ENERGY MANAGEMENT, commissioned 1990.
How BRUSH GENERATION FACILITY compares
With 300 MW of capacity, BRUSH GENERATION FACILITY ranks 17th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 8th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.4% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 461st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1990, it is older than 52% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Morgan County with 3 other operating plants, including PAWNEE and MANCHIEF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION.
EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 273 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 154 GWh in 2024, up 1% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1990 and 2002.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is MANCHIEF (115 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by MORGAN COUNTY RURAL ELEC ASSN, under 0.1 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 855 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PAWNEE (552 MW, Coal).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
BRUSH GENERATION FACILITY is a 300 MW natural gas power plant in Morgan County, CO, operated by COLORADO ENERGY MANAGEMENT, commissioned in 1990. Morgan County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 92nd national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Morgan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 9.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 48.9 |
Perils not assessed in Morgan County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Morgan County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.