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Local Clean & Renewable Energy Projects

SOLAR + STORAGE
SOLAR
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Solar + Storage

Our large local solar plus storage projects provide the flexibility to operate our increasingly renewable energy mix, and are a key component in being able to achieve our 100×30 Goal.

Excess solar energy is stored in large battery systems and discharged during our system peaks, which reduces our wholesale energy costs and saves money for our entire membership. 

Renewable energy developers partner with landowners to build and own these projects, and we purchase the energy and manage dispatching the battery energy as needed.

  • 16
Colorado Mountain College Solar + Storage
  • Glenwood Springs
  • Since 2023
  • Solar - 4,500 kW
  • Storage - 15,000 kWh
  • 17
High Mesa Solar + Storage
  • Parachute
  • Expected 2024
  • Solar - 10,000 kW
  • Storage - 20,000 kWh
  • 19
Mamm Creek Solar + Storage
  • Rifle
  • Expected 2025
  • Solar - 10,000 kW
  • Storage - 20,000 kWh

Wind

Bronco Plains II Wind Project is located on the windy eastern plains of Colorado, a location that’s not only ideal for maximum wind power generation, but also still directly connected to our shared electric grid.

Located in Kit Carson County, this 200 MW wind project is comprised of 72 wind turbines and will generate power for up to 40,000 households annually. 

We will purchase 150 MW of the plant’s output during our peak winter months, along with 100 MW during summer months. We will sell the remainder of the power produced at Bronco Plains II to our wholesale partners at Guzman Energy. 

  • 18
Bronco Plains II
  • Kit Carson County, Colorado
  • Since 2023
  • Wind - 150,000 kW (Winter)
  • Wind - 100,000 kW (Summer)

Hydro

While not heavily abundant locally, hydroelectricity provides a good baseload resource for our renewable power supply mix and also aligns well with our increased need for energy in the winter months. 

A few small hydro generators were some of our earliest local renewable energy projects, while the recent addition of Grand Valley Hydro provides an important larger resource into our power supply mix. 

  • 1
Ruedi Creek Hydro
  • Basalt (Ruedi)
  • Since 2003
  • Hydro - 25 kW
  • 2
Fanny Hill Hydro
  • Snowmass
  • Since 2004
  • Hydro - 115 kW
  • 5
Woody Creek Hydro
  • Woody Creek
  • Since 2013
  • Hydro - 25 kW
  • 9
Gypsum Creek Hydro
  • Gypsum
  • Since 2019
  • Hydro - 100 kW
  • 15
Grand Valley Hydro
  • Palisade
  • Since 2021
  • Hydro - 1,500 kW

Solar

Large-scale solar projects provide our members with locally generated clean energy without having to invest in small-scale rooftop solar for their homes or businesses.

  • 3
Mid Valley Solar Array
  • Carbondale
  • Since 2011
  • Solar - 78 kW
  • 4
Garfield County Airport Solar I
  • Rifle
  • Since 2011
  • Solar - 858 kW
  • 6
Sunnyside Ranch Solar Array
  • Carbondale
  • Since 2015
  • Solar - 1,793 kW
  • 7
Garfield County Airport Solar II
  • Rifle
  • Since 2016
  • Solar - 826 kW
  • 8
HCE Sustainable Solar Array
  • Gypsum / Cooley Mesa
  • Since 2016
  • Solar - 145 kW
  • 10
HCE Powerfield Solar Array
  • Glenwood Springs
  • Since 2019
  • Solar - 208 kW
  • 11
HCE Cold Storage Warehouse Solar Array
  • Glenwood Springs
  • Since 2020
  • Solar - 99 kW
  • 12
HCE Warehouse 'C' Solar Array
  • Glenwood Springs
  • Since 2021
  • Solar - 60 kW
  • 13
Pitkin County Solar Array
  • Aspen
  • Since 2021
  • Solar - 5,000 kW
  • 14
Adam Palmer Solar Array
  • Gypsum / Cooley Mesa
  • Since 2022
  • Solar - 210 kW
  • 17
Hunter Solar Array
  • Arapahoe County, CO
  • Since 2023
  • Solar - 30,000 kW