FLATIRON

How FLATIRON compares

With 99 MW of capacity, FLATIRON ranks 38th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 4th of the 39 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 8.6% of Colorado's operating Hydro capacity and 0.6% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 187th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1954, it is older than 83% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, U S BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, runs 14 operating plants in Colorado totaling 734 MW. It shares Larimer County with 7 other operating plants, including RAWHIDE and ESTES.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 95 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 169 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), up 13% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FLATIRON (115 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 1,432 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FORT ST VRAIN (1,149 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 5 mapped data centers; the nearest is Zayo Networks in Louisville, about 27.9 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