Alamosa — United States of America
Gas power plant in Colorado, United States of America. Approximate location 37.4594, -105.8947.
GasColoradoUnited States of AmericaOCGTPre ConstructionCO₂ modelled
Alamosa is a 53.2 MW gas power plant in Colorado, United States of America. It ranks #3560 of 10,884 United States of America power plants by installed capacity. Its modelled annual emissions are 77,303 t CO₂/yr (Climate TRACE), equivalent to about 18k cars driven for a year. In context, gas supplies about 40.0% of United States of America's electricity; the national grid averages 384 gCO₂/kWh (43.0% low-carbon) (2025).
Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id USA0000464.
Data status
Known data
Modelled source data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: Wikidata P2109; fuel: WRI GPPD
In context: how this plant compares
At 53.2 MW, Alamosa is below the median gas plant in United States of America (121.2 MW). Technically it is described as OCGT. Its current lifecycle status is “Pre Construction” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
~77,303 t CO₂/yr (modelled) — in everyday terms
This facility's annual emissions are roughly equivalent to:
Equivalencies via US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies; modelled emissions from Climate TRACE.
How it compares & nearby plants
The #1337 largest gas power plant of 2165 in United States of America by capacity.
United States of America has 2165 gas power plants in this dataset, together about 789,950 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Oak Leaf Solar XXX LLC (CSG) · Solar · 1.5 MW · Colorado
- Cogentrix of Alamosa · Solar · 30 MW · Colorado
- Greater Sandhill I · Solar · 19 MW · Colorado
- SunE Alamosa · Solar · 8.2 MW · Colorado
- San Luis Valley Solar Ranch · Solar · 35 MW · Colorado
- Hooper Solar · Solar · 52 MW · Colorado
Location
Coordinates 37.4594, -105.8947 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is Alamosa?
Alamosa is a 53.2 MW gas power plant in Colorado, United States of America, Pre Construction 1975.
How much CO₂ does Alamosa emit?
Alamosa has modelled emissions of about 77,303 tonnes of CO₂ per year (Climate TRACE).