COLORADO GREEN HOLDINGS LLC
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 162 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Prowers County
- Operator
- IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2003
- EIA plant ID
- 56173
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 595 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 42%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 37.6976, -102.6746
COLORADO GREEN HOLDINGS LLC, a 162 MW Wind power plant in Prowers County, Colorado. Operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned 2003.
How COLORADO GREEN HOLDINGS LLC compares
With 162 MW of capacity, COLORADO GREEN HOLDINGS LLC ranks 31st among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 9th of the 17 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.2% of Colorado's operating Wind capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 99th-largest of the 708 operating Wind 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, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, runs 3 operating plants in Colorado totaling 272 MW. It shares Prowers County with one other operating plant, HOLLY.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 162 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 595 GWh in 2024 (a 42% capacity factor), up 9% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is COLORADO GREEN (230 kV), about 3.6 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 2 operating power plants totaling 78 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is TWIN BUTTES WIND PROJECT (75 MW, Wind).
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
COLORADO GREEN HOLDINGS LLC is a 162 MW wind power plant in Prowers County, CO, operated by IBERDROLA RENEWABLES INC, commissioned in 2003. Prowers County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.3 of 5 at the 82nd national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 90th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Prowers County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 90th | 4.6 of 5 | 1.0 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 87th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 85th | 4.4 of 5 | 5.7 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 77th | 4.1 of 5 | 7.3 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 66th | 3.7 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 44th | 2.8 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 35th | 2.4 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 45.1 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 21st | 1.8 of 5 | 0.47 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 13th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.05 |
Perils not assessed in Prowers 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 Prowers 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.