SPINDLE HILL ENERGY CENTER

How SPINDLE HILL ENERGY CENTER compares

With 394 MW of capacity, SPINDLE HILL ENERGY CENTER ranks 12th among the 114 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Colorado and 5th of the 21 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 7.1% of Colorado's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 381st-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2007, it is newer than 70% of the 111 operating Colorado plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, INVENERGY SERVICES LLC, runs 2 operating plants in Colorado totaling 454 MW. It shares Weld County with 6 other operating plants, including FORT ST VRAIN and ROCKY MOUNTAIN ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 420 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 472 GWh in 2024 (a 13% capacity factor), up 46% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is SPINDLE (230 kV), about 0.8 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 18 operating power plants totaling 3,448 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 17.1 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