HAYDEN
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 439 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Routt County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1965
- EIA plant ID
- 525
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Conventional Steam Coal
- Net generation (2024)
- 2,101 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 51%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.4867, -107.1855
HAYDEN, a 439 MW Coal power plant in Routt County, Colorado. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, commissioned 1965.
How HAYDEN compares
With 439 MW of capacity, HAYDEN ranks 9th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 6th of the 9 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.3% of Colorado's operating Coal capacity and 2.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 170th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1965, it is older than 78% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, runs 16 operating plants in Colorado totaling 5,892 MW.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 465 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 2,101 GWh in 2024 (a 51% capacity factor), down 29% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1965 and 1976.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is HAYDEN (230 kV), about 0.4 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. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: CRAIG (1,428 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
HAYDEN is a 439 MW coal power plant in Routt County, CO, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO, commissioned in 1965. Routt County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.2 of 5 at the 5th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 94th 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.
Routt County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.79 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 79th | 4.2 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 42nd | 2.7 of 5 | 45.6 |
| Hail | Very Low | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 11th | 1.4 of 5 | 55.1 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 5th | 1.2 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Routt 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 |
| Heat wave | FEMA rating is "No Rating" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Routt 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.