MANCHIEF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 300 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Morgan County
- Operator
- MANCHIEF POWER CO LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2000
- EIA plant ID
- 55127
- Generators
- 2
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 215 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 8.2%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.2173, -103.6850
MANCHIEF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, a 300 MW Natural Gas power plant in Morgan County, Colorado. Operated by MANCHIEF POWER CO LLC, commissioned 2000.
How MANCHIEF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION compares
With 300 MW of capacity, MANCHIEF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION ranks 15th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 7th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 5.4% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 1.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 459th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2000, it is newer than 55% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Morgan County with 3 other operating plants, including PAWNEE and BRUSH GENERATION FACILITY.
EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 300 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 215 GWh in 2024 (an 8.2% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is PAWNEE (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 3 operating power plants totaling 855 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is PAWNEE (552 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
MANCHIEF ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION is a 300 MW natural gas power plant in Morgan County, CO, operated by MANCHIEF POWER CO LLC, commissioned in 2000. Morgan County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.7 of 5 at the 92nd national percentile. Tornado is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 96th 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.
Morgan County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 96th | 4.8 of 5 | 1.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 93rd | 4.7 of 5 | 6.8 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 83rd | 4.3 of 5 | 1.2 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 9.6 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 63rd | 3.5 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 53rd | 3.1 of 5 | 1.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 43rd | 2.7 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 32nd | 2.3 of 5 | 0.05 |
| Heat wave | Very Low | 22nd | 1.9 of 5 | 0.58 |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 10th | 1.4 of 5 | 48.9 |
Perils not assessed in Morgan 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 Morgan 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.