Xcel Energy Arapahoe Station (Denver, Colorado)
USA /
Colorado /
Englewood /
Denver, Colorado /
2601 S. Platte River Drive
World
/ USA
/ Colorado
/ Englewood
World / United States / Colorado
power station, coal-fired
This is a 156 MW low-sulfur coal fired power station. The station currently operates 2 units, units 3 and 4, that output 45 MW and 111 MW respectively. It previously operated units 1 and 2, each outputting 45 MW, but these were voluntarily shutdown as part of the Denver Metro Emissions Reduction Plan. This station is being shutdown, along with Cameo Station East of Grand Junction, CO, as part of a plan to reduce carbon output by 20 percent is therefor effectively being replaced by a solar generating facility as well as a new wind farm.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 39°40'13"N 105°0'8"W
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- Bluestem Wind Farm 512 km
- Broadview Wind Farm 562 km
- Post Rock Wind Farm 571 km
- Roosevelt Wind Farm 646 km
- Hale Wind Farm 692 km
- Weatherford Wind Energy Center 712 km
- Canadian Hills Wind Farm 743 km
- Minco II Wind Farm 771 km
- Lone Star II Wind Farm 928 km
- College View/South Platte 0.8 km
- Ruby Hill 2.2 km
- University 3.1 km
- Harvey Park 3.6 km
- Mar Lee 3.8 km
- Athmar Park 3.8 km
- Baker 4.5 km
- Washington Park 4.7 km
- Westwood 4.9 km
- Belcaro 6.1 km