CRAIG
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 1,428 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Moffat County
- Operator
- TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1979
- EIA plant ID
- 6021
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 4,513 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 36%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.4635, -107.5910
CRAIG, a 1,428 MW Coal power plant in Moffat County, Colorado. Operated by TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC, commissioned 1979.
How CRAIG compares
With 1,428 MW of capacity, CRAIG ranks 2nd among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 2nd of the 9 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 24% of Colorado's operating Coal capacity and 9.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 77th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1979, it is older than 66% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC, runs 5 operating plants in Colorado totaling 2,252 MW.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 1,428 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 4,513 GWh in 2024 (a 36% capacity factor), down 40% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1979 and 1984.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is CRAIG (345 kV), about 0.6 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: HAYDEN (439 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
CRAIG is a 1,428 MW coal power plant in Moffat County, CO, operated by TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC, commissioned in 1979. Moffat County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 5th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 88th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a coal plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Moffat County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 74th | 4.0 of 5 | 17.0 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Riverine flooding | Very Low | 67th | 3.7 of 5 | 0.57 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 19th | 1.7 of 5 | 45.4 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Hail | Very Low | 16th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 0.15 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 4th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.13 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 1st | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Moffat 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 Moffat 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.