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Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System4.2 MW Storage

StorageVerified: Jul 2026

Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System is a 4.2 MW storage power plant in the United States, operated by the Department of the Army Fort Carson since 2019. Ranked #47 of 104 storage plants in the United States. Its 4.2 MW accounts for 0.51% of the country's total storage capacity of 816 MW. The largest storage plant in the United States is AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid at 40 MW, making Fort Carson 9.5 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Front Range Power Plant (554.3 MW, Gas), Pueblo Airport Generating Station (440 MW, Gas), and Ray D Nixon (282.6 MW, Coal). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 15 km northeast of Colorado Springs.

Capacity
4.2 MW
Commissioning Year
2019

7 years old

Owner
Department of the Army Fort Carson
Location
38.7455°, -104.7777°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 6,610. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #30,486 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #69 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

7 years in operation

Storage fleet average: 9.6 years

Operator portfolio

Department of the Army Fort Carson operates 1 plants totalling 4 MW

Regional density

29 plants within 100 km, 5,266 MW combined

Nearest plant: Carson Solar I (2.5 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 38.745500, -104.777700
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Fort Carson Battery Energy Storage System is a storage power plant producing approximately 7 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Storage
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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