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Fruita

Fruita is a 26.6 MW operating gas power plant in Mesa County, Colorado, operated by Public Service Co of Colorado.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJun 1973 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

Planned retirement: Dec 2028.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine27 MW OperatingJun 1973Planned Dec 2028

Plant details

Operator
Public Service Co of Colorado
Location
Mesa County, Colorado
Balancing authority
PSCO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 26.6 MW
First unit online
Jun 1973
EIA plant ID
471

Location

39.1364, -108.7347

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem