FRANK KNUTSON

How FRANK KNUTSON compares

With 154 MW of capacity, FRANK KNUTSON ranks 32nd among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 11th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 2.8% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.0% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 599th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is newer than 61% 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. It shares Adams County with 2 other operating plants, CHEROKEE and BLUE SPRUCE ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 154 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 276 GWh in 2024 (a 20% capacity factor), up 99% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BARR LAKE (230 kV), about 0.2 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 12 operating power plants totaling 3,667 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FORT ST VRAIN (1,149 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 6 mapped data centers; the nearest is CoreSite - Denver (DE2) in Denver, about 20.8 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