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Limon Generating Station — Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine · Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
  • Combustion
  • Operating
  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Limon Generating Station

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combustion turbineran 11% of 2025 Operating
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
2002
Net generation, 2025
147,810 MWh
Grid
230 kV to Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc (WACM)
Location
Lincoln County, Colorado

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2002 to 2025
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2002 to 2025
  • Gas
  • Oil

Operations detail

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Technology
Gas, combustion turbine source: “Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine”
Age
24 years since 2002
Unused energy
1,203 GWh 2025Unused energyA lead, not a guarantee: MW × hours × (1 − capacity factor) for the latest year (EIA-923), gas, coal and oil plants only. Air-permit run-hour caps, heat rate (cost to run) and capacity-market or reliability obligations can rule it out.
Heat rate
12,092 Btu/kWh 2025
All 8 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
Attributes
AttributeValue
Gem
Parents
Name
Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Inc
Share pct
100
Gem entity id
E100000004244
Unit ids
G100000403656, G100000403657
Location id
L100000402330
Eia plant ids
55504
Grid
Nerc region
WECC
Report year
2025
Grid voltage kv
230
Transmission owner
Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
Balancing authority code
WACM
Balancing authority name
Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110022515777
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1000060
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 20251,787,294
Capacity factor, 20250.109
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202512,091.8
Net generation (MWh), 2025147,810.0
Balancing authority codeWACM

Ownership

2 companies2
Companies with an ownership or operating interest in this asset.
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc Operator EIA-860M
TRI-STATE GENERATION & TRANSMISSION ASSOC INC Owner 100.0% Dec 31, 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · GEM · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

Sources

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