# Crowley County, Colorado: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Ordway No data center or power plant project is on record in Crowley County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Crowley County is home to Ordway. Next door, Pueblo County has 1,418 MW of planned generation. Unemployment was 4.7% in August 2026, against 3.2% in 2019. 2 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Employers here counted 1,122 jobs in 2025, up 3.2% from 2019. +3.2% total jobs since 2019, now 1,122 2 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 15.05¢ per kWh for Public Service Co of Colorado residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Crowley County Crowley County is home to Ordway. Ordway1,053 residents Olney Springs288 residents Sugar City238 residents Crowley155 residents Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Crowley County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Colorado | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 5,707 | 5,677 | ▼ 0.5% | 49th of 64 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,087 | 1,122 | ▲ 3.2% | 37th of 64 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $43,489 | $57,129 | ▲ 31.4% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.2% | 4.7% | ▲ 1.5pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 2 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Its power plants have 2 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Public Service Co of Colorado is the largest utility serving Crowley County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.05¢/kWh in 2024. 5,677 people live here, down 0.5% since 2020. ## Who powers Crowley County ### Utilities with service territory in Crowley County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Public Service Co of Colorado | Investor Owned | Bundled | 1,365,053 | 15.05¢ | 44% | | Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 89,252 | 17.05¢ | 47% | | Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 59,789 | 15.52¢ | 20% | | Southeast Colorado Power Assn | Cooperative | Bundled | 8,148 | 17.22¢ | 55% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 2 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | NSE Camber BH CSG 2, LLC | Nautilus Solar Solutions | Solar | 2 MW | 2021 | ## The Crowley County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,122 | $57,129 | 1.00 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Crowley County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Crowley County. Colorado has 25 local measures on record statewide, and 1 neighboring county has one: [Kiowa County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/kiowa-county). ## Crowley County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Crowley County, Pueblo County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Crowley County | 5,677 | ▲ 3.2% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | El Paso County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/el-paso-county) | 757,040 | ▲ 8.7% | 1,987 MW | 580 MW | 10 | — | | Kiowa County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/kiowa-county) | 1,412 | ▲ 0.2% | — | 300 MW | — | 1 | | Lincoln County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/lincoln-county) | 5,645 | ▼ 1.1% | 1,007 MW | — | — | — | | Otero County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/otero-county) | 17,683 | ▼ 2.2% | 12 MW | 5 MW | — | — | | Pueblo County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/pueblo-county) | 169,277 | ▼ 1.1% | 3,613 MW | 1,418 MW | — | — | ## More of Colorado [All Colorado countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado)[El Paso County757,040 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/el-paso-county)[Pueblo County169,277 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/pueblo-county)[Otero County17,683 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/otero-county)[Lincoln County5,645 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/lincoln-county)[Kiowa County1,412 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/kiowa-county) ## Crowley County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Crowley County, Colorado? 4 utilities have service territory in Crowley County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Public Service Co of Colorado, Black Hills Colorado Electric, LLC, Mountain View Elec Assn, Inc, Southeast Colorado Power Assn. The largest, Public Service Co of Colorado, charged residential customers 15.05¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Crowley County? 1 operating plant with 2 MW of capacity. The largest is NSE Camber BH CSG 2, LLC (2 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Crowley County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Crowley County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Pueblo County. ### Is Crowley County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,122 jobs in 2025 against 1,087 in 2019 (+3.2%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Crowley County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Crowley County. Colorado has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/crowley-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).