Electric Substations in Colorado
400 named substations in Colorado, with the highest-voltage facilities listed first. Each substation profile shows voltage class, connected transmission lines, and the datacenter candidate sites closest to it.
At a glance
How is Colorado's substation network split by voltage?
By maximum voltage, the named substations break down as 20 at 345–499 kV; 128 at 230–344 kV; 206 at 115–229 kV; 38 at 69–114 kV; 3 below 69 kV; 5 withvoltage not recorded. 5% of Colorado's named substations operate at 345 kV or above, against 8% across all 16,654 named US substations. The state median of 115 kV is level with the national median of 115 kV.
How does Colorado compare with other states?
Colorado ranks 12th of 50 states and DC by number of named substations and 24th by named substations at 345 kV or above. It also has 3,428 scored datacenter candidate sites with an average DC Readiness score of 50.6 (national average 53), and an average power sub-score of 37.5 against 37.4 nationally. Most of those sites (2,039) are in the SPP market.
Which substations in Colorado have the highest voltage?
| Substation | Max voltage | Connected lines | Line owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| AULT | 345 kV | 11 | WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION |
| BEARS EARS | 345 kV | 3 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| COMANCHE | 345 kV | 11 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CRAIG | 345 kV | 11 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| DANIELS PARK | 345 kV | 11 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| GRAND JUNCTION | 345 kV | 7 | GRAND VALLEY POWER |
| HESPERUS | 345 kV | 7 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| LIMON WIND #1 | 345 kV | 2 | MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEC ASSN, INC |
| LIMON WIND #2 | 345 kV | 2 | MOUNTAIN VIEW ELEC ASSN, INC |
| MCBRYDE | 345 kV | 4 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| MEEKER | 345 kV | 3 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| MIDWAY | 345 kV | 14 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| MISSLE SITE | 345 kV | 9 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| MONTROSE | 345 kV | 7 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| PAWNEE | 345 kV | 10 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| RIFLE PSCO | 345 kV | 6 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| RIFLE UTE | 345 kV | 4 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| SMOKY HILL | 345 kV | 12 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| STORY 345KV | 345 kV | 3 | MORGAN COUNTY RURAL ELEC ASSN |
| WATERTON | 345 kV | 9 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| ADOBE | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| ALMA | 230 kV | 3 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| ARAPAHOE | 230 kV | 9 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BARR LAKE | 230 kV | 3 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BASALT | 230 kV | 6 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BIG SANDY | 230 kV | 4 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| BLUE RIVER | 230 kV | 4 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BOONE | 230 kV | 7 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| BOYD | 230 kV | 7 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BRECKENRIDGE | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BRICK CENTER | 230 kV | 3 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BUCKLEY | 230 kV | 4 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| BURRO CANYON | 230 kV | 4 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| CAMEO | 230 kV | 5 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CAPITAL HILL | 230 kV | 5 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CEDAR POINT | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CHAMBERS | 230 kV | 6 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CHATFIELD | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CHEROKEE | 230 kV | 20 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CIPRES | 230 kV | 3 | TRI-STATE G & T ASSN, INC |
| CLARK | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| CLIFTON | 230 kV | 3 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| COLLEGE LAKE | 230 kV | 2 | PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY |
| COLORADO GREEN | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| COOLEY MESA | 230 kV | 3 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| COTTONWOOD | 230 kV | 7 | CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS - (CO) |
| CURECANTI | 230 kV | 8 | WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION |
| DAKOTA | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| DENVER TERMINAL | 230 kV | 10 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| DILLION | 230 kV | 4 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| DIXON CREEK | 230 kV | 5 | PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY |
| ELATI | 230 kV | 2 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| ERIE | 230 kV | 4 | WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION |
| FORDHAM | 230 kV | 3 | WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION |
| FORT LUPTON | 230 kV | 13 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| FORT ST VRAIN | 230 kV | 12 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
| FRONT RANGE | 230 kV | 10 | CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS - (CO) |
| FULLER | 230 kV | 6 | CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS - (CO) |
| GORE PASS | 230 kV | 6 | WAPA-- WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION |
| GRAND JUNCTION PSC | 230 kV | 3 | PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF COLORADO |
Every named substation in Colorado
All 400 named substations, grouped by voltage band.
345–499 kV · 20
230–344 kV · 128
- ADOBE
- ALMA
- ARAPAHOE
- BARR LAKE
- BASALT
- BIG SANDY
- BLUE RIVER
- BOONE
- BOYD
- BRECKENRIDGE
- BRICK CENTER
- BUCKLEY
- BURRO CANYON
- CAMEO
- CAPITAL HILL
- CEDAR POINT
- CHAMBERS
- CHATFIELD
- CHEROKEE
- CIPRES
- CLARK
- CLIFTON
- COLLEGE LAKE
- COLORADO GREEN
- COOLEY MESA
- COTTONWOOD
- CURECANTI
- DAKOTA
- DENVER TERMINAL
- DILLION
- DIXON CREEK
- ELATI
- ERIE
- FORDHAM
- FORT LUPTON
- FORT ST VRAIN
- FRONT RANGE
- FULLER
- GORE PASS
- GRAND JUNCTION PSC
- GREEN VALLEY
- GREENWOOD
- GUNBARREL
- HARMONY
- HARTSEL
- HAYDEN
- HENRY LAKE
- HOMESTEAD
- HOPKINS
- HORIZON
- HORSESHOE
- IDAHO SPRINGS
- IMBODEN
- ISABELLE
- JAMES L GREEN
- JEWELL
- JORDAN
- KEENESBURG
- LACOMBE
- LAMAR
- LAMAR HVDC TIE
- LANDSMAN CREEK
- LAPORTE
- LEETSDALE
- LEGGETT
- LEMON GULCH
- LINCOLN
- LONGS PEAK
- LOOK OUT
- LOST CANYON
- MALTA
- MARCY
- MEADOW HILLS
- MEEKER
- MIDDLE FORK
- MONACO
- MONROE
- MT. HARRIS
- MURPHY CREEK
- NIWOT
- NORTH PARK
- NORTH YUMA
- ORACHARD
- PARACHUTE
- PICADILLY
- PLAINS END
- PONCHA
- PORTNER
- POWHATON
- PRAIRIE
- PUEBLO
- QUINCY
- RAWHIDE
- REUNION
- RIDGE
- RIDGECREST WINDFARM
- RIVERDALE
- RMEC
- SAN LUIS VALLEY
- SANTA FE
- SILVER SADDLE
- SIMMS
- SKY RANCH
- SODA LAKE
- SPINDLE
- SPRUCE
- STARKEY GULCH
- STEAMBOAT
- STORY
- STORY
- SULPHUR
- SURREY RIDGE
- TARRYALL
- TECH CENTER
- TIMBERLINE
- TOLLGATE
- TOWER
- UINTAH
- UNDERGROUND TAP
- VALMONT
- WALSENBURG
- WASHINGTON
- WELD
- WEST CANON
- WHEELER
- WINDSOR
- WOLCOTT
- WRAY
115–229 kV · 206
- COLLBRAN
- ENGLEWOOD
- FRASER
- HOTCHKISS
- RANGELY
- STERLING
- WINDY GAP
- AIRPORT
- AKRON
- ALAMOSA
- ANTON
- ARAPAHOE
- ARGO
- ARIKAREE
- ARROWHEAD LAKE
- ARVADA
- ASPEN
- AVON
- BAYFIELD
- BEAVER CREEK
- BELLVUE
- BERTHOUD
- BLACK HOLLOW
- BLACKWELL
- BLUE RIVER
- BODO
- BOOMERANG
- BOULDER
- BOXELDER
- BROOMFIELD
- BUENA VISTA
- BULLOCK
- BURRO BRIDGE
- CAHONE
- CAHONE
- CANON CITY
- CARBONDALE
- CARTER
- CASCADE
- CASTLE ROCK
- CEMENT PLANT
- CLIMAX
- COBB LAKE
- COMO
- CONIFER
- CONOCO SOUTH
- COUNTY LINE
- CRESTED BUTTE
- CROSSROADS
- CROWFOOT VALLEY
- CRYSTAL
- CRYSTAL VALLEY
- DACONO
- DEER CREEK
- DEL CAMINO
- DERBY
- DERBY HILL
- DIVIDE
- DOUGHERTY
- DOWE FLATS
- DRAKE
- DURANGO
- EAST
- EAST CORTEZ
- EMPIRE
- ENNIS
- ESTES
- FAIRPLAY
- FEDERAL HEIGHTS
- FITZSIMMONS
- FLATIRON
- FLORENCE
- FOWLER
- FULTON
- GARNET MESA
- GARY
- GILCREST
- GIS
- GODFREY
- GOLDEN PONDS TAP
- GREELEY
- GREEN MOUTAIN
- GREENLAND
- HAPPY CANYON
- HARRISON
- HARVARD
- HAVANA
- HELL CREEK
- HENDERSON
- HERMOSA
- HIGHLANDS WINDFARM
- HOGBACK
- HORSETOOTH TAP
- HOYT
- HUDSON
- HYGIENE
- IDALIA
- J.M. SHAFER
- JOES
- JOHNSTOWN
- JUANITA
- KELIM
- LAFAYETTE
- LAKE CITY
- LAST CHANCE
- LEADVILLE
- LIBERTY
- LIMON
- LINDEN
- LITTLETON
- LONETREE
- LOUISVILLE
- LOVELAND WEST TAP
- LUDLOW
- LYONS TAP
- MANCHIEF
- MANCOS
- MANZANOLA
- MARTIN DRAKE
- MARYS LAKE
- MARYS LAKE POWERPLANT
- MASONVILLE
- MAYFLOWER
- MEADOW
- MILL
- MONUMENT
- NIXON
- NORTH
- NORTH MESA
- NORTHWEST
- NUNN
- ORDWAY
- OTIS
- PAGOSA
- PALMER LAKE
- PARKWAY
- PEETZ
- POLE HILL
- PONCHA JUNCTION
- PONNEQUIN
- PORTAL
- POUDRE
- QUAKER
- RALSTOM
- RAMON
- READER
- RED WILLOW
- RICHARD LAKE
- RINN VALLEY
- RIPPLE
- ROBIEDALE
- ROCKPORT
- ROCKWOOD
- ROGERS ROAD
- RUSSELL
- SAGEBRUSH
- SANDHIILLS
- SANDOWN
- SANTA FE
- SARGENT
- SEDALIA
- SEMPER
- SHENANDOAH
- SHERIDAN
- SILVERTON
- SKITO
- SLATER
- SMELTERTOWN
- SMOKY HILLS
- SOUTH
- SOUTH FORK
- SOUTH WOODROW
- STEM BEACH
- STORY
- STRASBURG
- SUMMIT
- SUNSHINE
- TELLURIDE
- TERRY
- THERMO MONFORT
- TIMNATH
- UNC QF
- UNC SWITCHING STATION
- UNITED POWER
- UNITED POWER
- VAIL
- VALLEY
- VASQUEZ
- VERNON TAP
- VILAS
- WAANIBE
- WAGES
- WAGON WHEEL
- WAPA WINDSOR
- WAUNETA
- WAVERLY
- WAVERLY
- WEBER
- WELLINGTON
- WEST
- WEST STATION
- WHITNEY
- WILLOW CREEK
- WOODLAND PARK
- WOODROW
- YUMA
69–114 kV · 38
- ANTONITO
- BLUE MOUNTAIN
- CARMET
- CHIPETA LAKE
- CRIPPLE CREEK
- DEAD HEAD
- DEBEQUE
- DEL NORTE
- EAST PORTAL
- EL MORO
- EVANS
- FORT GARLAND
- GLENWOOD
- HIGHLAND
- HOMELAKE
- KERBER CREEK
- LA SALLE
- LIVERMORE
- MANHATTAN
- MEARS JUNCTION
- MITCHELL CREEK
- MOFFAT
- MONFORT
- MOSCA JCT
- NEW CASTLE
- OIL SHALE
- ROARING FORK
- ROMEO
- RUSTIC
- SAGUACHE
- SOUTH FORK
- STRATTON
- SUNCOR
- SWITCH
- SWITCH
- UNA
- UNDERGROUND
- UNITED POWER
voltage not recorded · 5
Frequently asked questions
How many electric substations are in Colorado?
HIFLD records 1,214 substations in Colorado, of which 400 carry a station name. That is the 12th-most named substations of any state in the dataset.
What is the highest-voltage substation in Colorado?
20 named substations in Colorado share the top voltage of 345 kV, including AULT, BEARS EARS, COMANCHE.
Which substation in Colorado connects the most transmission lines?
CHEROKEE has the most connected transmission lines of the named substations listed here, with 20 at up to 230 kV.
How many substations in Colorado are 345 kV or higher?
20 of 400 named substations (5%) operate at 345 kV or above, compared with 8% nationally. Colorado ranks 24th of 50 states and DC for named substations at that level.
How many datacenter candidate sites in Colorado are at substations?
899 of the 3,428 scored candidate sites in Colorado are substation sites — locations generated at an existing substation. Scored sites across Colorado average 50.6 on the 0–100 DC Readiness scale, against 53 nationally.
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About this data
Source: HIFLD Electric Substations and Transmission Lines (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), as published June 29, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Electric substations in Colorado”, https://gridcensus.com/substations/colorado (data as of June 29, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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