FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 228 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- El Paso County
- Operator
- FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2001
- EIA plant ID
- 55453
- Generators
- 6
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 83.4 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 4.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 38.5571, -104.6873
FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER FACILITY, a 228 MW Natural Gas power plant in El Paso County, Colorado. Operated by FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER LLC, commissioned 2001.
How FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER FACILITY compares
With 228 MW of capacity, FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER FACILITY ranks 22nd among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 9th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.1% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 525th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2001, it is newer than 59% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares El Paso County with 9 other operating plants, including FRONT RANGE POWER PLANT and RAY D NIXON.
EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 228 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 83.4 GWh in 2024 (a 4.2% capacity factor).
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is MIDWAY (345 kV), about 0.3 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 3,192 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is COMANCHE (1,635 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
FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER FACILITY is a 228 MW natural gas power plant in El Paso County, CO, operated by FOUNTAIN VALLEY POWER LLC, commissioned in 2001. El Paso County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.5 of 5 at the 87th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High by FEMA at the 95th 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.
El Paso County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 89th | 4.5 of 5 | 6.7 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 14.5 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively High | 50th | 3.0 of 5 | 4.1 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 47th | 2.9 of 5 | 1.5 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 33rd | 2.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.73 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Moderate | 24th | 1.9 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Lightning | Very High | 17th | 1.7 of 5 | 59.3 |
Perils not assessed in El Paso 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 El Paso 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.