Colorado
Together with its bpx energy headquarters in Denver, bp supports more than 1,900 jobs in Colorado.
Our Theta joint venture owns the 300 megawatt (MW) Bighorn Solar project, which launched in 2021. The solar project helps reduce emissions, abating around 430,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, the equivalent of removing more than 90,000 fuel-burning cars from the road.
At the time of commissioning, it was the largest on-site solar facility in the US dedicated to a single customer, with more than 750,000 solar panels providing nearly all the plant’s annual electricity demand.
In October 2021, Lightsource bp, which was then a joint venture, and Xcel Energy announced a power purchase agreement for the development of Sun Mountain Solar, a 293MW solar project in Pueblo. The project, now owned by our Theta joint venture, entered commercial operation in December 2022.
Steel powered by the sun
Elsewhere in Colorado, bp Wind Energy is the operating partner of the Cedar Creek 2 wind farm in Weld County. The 30,000-acre site has 122 turbines with a total capacity to generate about 248MW of wind power. bp announced in September 2024 its intention to sell its onshore wind business, including this wind farm and an interest in nine others.
bpx engages a number of community partners in Colorado, including donating over $300,000 annually. bpx partners with the City of Denver to help end homelessness, and other philanthropic partners with programs that improve education and the environment.
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