RAWHIDE
OperatingCoal power plant
- Capacity
- 800 MW
- Primary fuel
- Coal
- County
- Larimer County
- Operator
- PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 1984
- EIA plant ID
- 6761
- Generators
- 6
- Net generation (2024)
- 1,287 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 18%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 40.8601, -105.0254
RAWHIDE, an 800 MW Coal power plant in Larimer County, Colorado. Operated by PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY, commissioned 1984.
How RAWHIDE compares
With 800 MW of capacity, RAWHIDE ranks 4th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 3rd of the 9 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of Colorado's operating Coal capacity and 5.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 127th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1984, it is older than 62% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Larimer County with 7 other operating plants, including FLATIRON and ESTES.
Under the same EIA plant code, EIA-860 lists 6 generators at the site with 800 MW of nameplate capacity. Net generation was 1,287 GWh in 2024 (an 18% capacity factor), down 40% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1984 and 2008.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is RAWHIDE (230 kV), about 0.2 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY, under 0.1 miles away. Another 4 operating power plants totaling 76 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is SILVER SAGE WINDPOWER (42 MW, Wind).
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
RAWHIDE is an 800 MW coal power plant in Larimer County, CO, operated by PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY, commissioned in 1984. Larimer County carries critical modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 4.4 of 5 at the 86th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Relatively High 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.
Larimer County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 94th | 4.8 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Hail | Relatively High | 88th | 4.5 of 5 | 4.4 |
| Winter weather | Very High | 65th | 3.6 of 5 | 22.3 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Tornado | Relatively High | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 1.3 |
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 27th | 2.1 of 5 | 2.1 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 25th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.18 |
| Ice storm | Relatively Low | 24th | 2.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Strong wind | Relatively High | 14th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.88 |
| Lightning | Very High | 6th | 1.2 of 5 | 56.9 |
Perils not assessed in Larimer 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 Larimer 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.