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<br />. <br /> <br />Thermoelectric Powerplant <br /> <br />Map Code White 1 <br /> <br />Project Name: Cameo Generation Station <br /> <br />Company: Public Service Company of Colorado <br />P. O. Box 840 <br />Denver, Colorado 80201 <br /> <br />County: Mesa County, Colorado <br /> <br />Location: Located in DeBeque Canyon on Colorado River <br />17 miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado <br />T. 10 S., R. 98 W. <br /> <br />Production Capacity: 79,000 kW <br /> <br />Technology: <br /> <br />Coal-fired steam-electric generation <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Resource Requirement: Water: 33,000 GPM used for cooling (1 percent <br />consumed) <br />Water Source:'" Colorado River via Gov. Irrigation <br />Canal <br />Coal: 700 TPD <br />Coal Source: Coal mines located on south side <br />of Colorado River <br /> <br />Current Status: Project operational <br /> <br />Comments: The plant produced its first power in September 1957. <br />Initial generation was provided by a singel 26,000 kW unit. <br />A 53,000 k\v unit was completed in 1960, bringing the capability <br />of the plant to 79,000 kW. <br /> <br />Information Source: 2 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2 <br />