JM SHAFER GENERATING STATION

How JM SHAFER GENERATING STATION compares

With 387 MW of capacity, JM SHAFER GENERATING STATION ranks 13th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 6th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.0% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 384th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is newer than 53% 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 Weld County with 6 other operating plants, including FORT ST VRAIN and ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 7 generators at the site with 397 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 980 GWh in 2024 (a 28% capacity factor), up 10% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is J.M. SHAFER, about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by UNITED POWER, INC, about 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 3,573 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 Zayo Networks in Louisville, about 22.6 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