Big solar farms in Colorado
Find out where big solar energy farms are in Colorado and the number of homes they power with clean renewable solar energy.
Colorado ranks 10th in the country for solar generation. Solar is a free, invaluable energy source. Over the last decade solar panels have become much more affordable, making it accessible to a lot more people.
With over 300 sunny days a year, solar power offers Coloradans the ability to become more energy independent, support energy resiliency in local communities and shield ourselves from gas price spikes.
Let’s take a look at 14 of the largest solar farms in Colorado as of 2025.
Solar Energy in Colorado
1. Sun Mountain
- This is one of the largest solar farms in Colorado sitting on over 3,000 acres in the City of Pueblo. Sun Mountain can produce 293 MW of renewable energy, and become operational in December of 2022. Enough to power over 50,000 homes per year.
2. Bighorn
- The largest solar farm in Colorado, sits on 1,800 acres of land in the City of Pueblo. It has the ability to produce 300 MW of renewable energy and became operational in 2021. The farm provides enough power for over 60,000 homes per year.
3. Pioneer
- This solar farm sits on 611 acres near the Town of Bennett. It became operational in 2021 and produces 80 MW of renewable energy. Providing enough power for over 26,000 Colorado homes per year.
4. Hunter II
- This solar farm sits on 571 acres in Arapahoe County. It produces 75 MW of renewable energy and became operational in 2023. Providing enough energy to power over 15,500 Colorado homes per year.
5. Pike Solar
- This solar farm sits on 1,310 acres in El Paso County. It became operational in 2023 and produces 175 MW of renewable energy. Providing enough to power over 46,000 Colorado homes per year.
6. Palmer
- The farm consists of 220,750 modules and sits on 700 acres in El Paso County. It became operational in 2020, and produces 60 MW of renewable energy. Providing enough to power around 19,000 Colorado homes per year.
7. Hooper
- This solar farm sits on 320 acres in Alamosa. It produces 52 MW and it came online in 2015. It generates enough renewable energy to power around 13,500 Coloradan homes per year.
8. Denver International Airport Solar
- DIA has over 200 acres of solar panels located in Denver. Across the airport, these panels generate nearly 50 MW of renewable energy.
- This solar farm sits on 320 acres in Las Animas County. It has been operational since 2016, and produces 30 MW of renewable energy for Coloradans every year.
- This solar farm sits on 1,024 acres in Huerfano County. It will produce 140 MW of renewable energy. Providing enough power for over 38,000 Coloradan homes per year.
11. Comanche
- This solar farm sits on 900 acres in Pueblo. It produces 120 MW of renewable energy and became operational in 2016. Providing enough to power over 31,000 Coloradan homes per year.
- This solar farm sits on 278 acres in El Paso County. The array consists of 119,000 modules, which became operational in 2019. It produces 35 MW of renewable energy for Coloradans, enough to power around 13,000 homes a year.
13. Neptune Energy Center Hybrid
- This solar farm sits on 3,840 acres in Pueblo. It became operational in June of 2023. The array produces 250 MW of renewable energy, additionally it has 125 MW of storage capacity. Pairing solar with storage makes the energy grid more stable.
14. Thunder Wolf Energy Center Hybrid
- This solar farm sits on 2,380 acres in Pueblo. It produces 200 MW of renewable energy through solar. It also has 100 MW of storage capacity. Pairing solar with storage makes the energy grid more stable.
Methodology
Data came from utility companies, solar companies, and renewable energy tracker websites like Cleanview. Photos are from Google Earth, utilities and solar companies. Sources include:
https://www.gem.wiki/Main_Page
https://tristate.coop/spanish-peaks-solarspanish-peaks-ii-solar-construction-schedule
https://www.power-technology.com/
https://cleanview.co/solar-farms/colorado/59656/comanche-solar
https://core.coop/core-and-hce-partner-on-new-75mw-solar-array/
https://tristate.coop/spanish-peaks-solarspanish-peaks-ii-solar-construction-schedule
https://www.communityenergyinc.com/projects/comanche-solar
https://www.power-technology.com/data-insights/power-plant-profile-grazing-yak-solar-pv-park-us/ https://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/neptune-thunderwolf-solar.html
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Authors
Danny Katz
Executive Director, CoPIRG Foundation
Danny has been the director of CoPIRG for over a decade. Danny co-authored a groundbreaking report on the state’s transit, walking and biking needs and is a co-author of the annual “State of Recycling” report. He also helped write a 2016 Denver initiative to create a public matching campaign finance program and led the early effort to eliminate predatory payday loans in Colorado. Danny serves on the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT) Efficiency and Accountability Committee, CDOT's Transit and Rail Advisory Committee, RTD's Reimagine Advisory Committee, the Denver Moves Everyone Think Tank, and the I-70 Collaborative Effort. Danny lobbies federal, state and local elected officials on transportation electrification, multimodal transportation, zero waste, consumer protection and public health issues. He appears frequently in local media outlets and is active in a number of coalitions. He resides in Denver with his family, where he enjoys biking and skiing, the neighborhood food scene and raising chickens.
Henry Stiles
Advocate, Environment Colorado Research & Policy Center
Henry leads Environment Colorado’s campaigns to reduce waste and protect wildlife and open spaces. He is a bird watcher and amateur wildlife photographer, which is what drew him in to doing environmental work. Henry also serves on the board for Colorado Field Ornithologists as the Conservation Committee Chair.
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