RAY D NIXON

How RAY D NIXON compares

With 279 MW of capacity, RAY D NIXON ranks 18th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 7th of the 9 operating Coal plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.7% of Colorado's operating Coal capacity and 1.8% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 194th-largest of the 324 operating Coal plants in the database. Commissioned in 1980, it is older than 65% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS - (CO), runs 7 operating plants in Colorado totaling 1,171 MW. It shares El Paso County with 9 other operating plants, including FRONT RANGE POWER PLANT and MARTIN DRAKE.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 283 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly conventional steam coal technology. Net generation was 1,132 GWh in 2024 (a 46% capacity factor), down 4% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1980 and 1999.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is FRONT RANGE (230 kV), about 0.3 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS - (CO), under 0.1 miles away. Another 10 operating power plants totaling 1,501 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is FRONT RANGE POWER PLANT (541 MW, Natural Gas).

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