# Saguache County, Colorado: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Center Saguache County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Saguache County is home to most of Center (1,847 of its 1,890 residents) and Saguache. 2 MW has retired here since 2019, including Center (petroleum, 2 MW, 2021). Unemployment was 4.9% in August 2026, against 4.2% in 2019. Its power plants have 3 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Public Service Co of Colorado is the largest utility serving Saguache County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 15.05¢/kWh in 2024. 2 MW of generating capacity retired since 2019 3 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 15.05¢ per kWh for Public Service Co of Colorado residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Saguache County Saguache County is home to most of Center (1,847 of its 1,890 residents) and Saguache. Center1,847 residents · 98% of the city Saguache520 residents Crestone166 residents Moffat102 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 Saguache County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Colorado | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 6,396 | 6,732 | ▲ 5.3% | 45th of 64 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,679 | 1,670 | ▼ 0.5% | 51st of 64 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,615 | $44,292 | ▲ 31.8% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.2% | 4.9% | ▲ 0.7pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 2 MW | | — | Employers here counted 1,670 jobs in 2025, down 0.5% from 2019. 6,732 people live here, up 5.3% since 2020. ## Who powers Saguache County ### Utilities with service territory in Saguache 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% | | San Luis Valley R E C, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,115 | 18.38¢ | 26% | | City of Center - (CO) | — | — | — | — | — | | Gunnison County Elec Assn. | — | — | — | — | — | | Sangre De Cristo Elec Assn Inc | — | — | — | — | — | | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration | Federal | Bundled | — | — | 72% | 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 | 3 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | San Luis Valley Solar Array | Onsite Partners, LLC | Solar | 3 MW | 2017 | ### Retired since 2019 | Plant | Technology | MW | Year | |---|---|---|---| | Center | Petroleum | 2 MW | 2021 | ## The Saguache County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 1,670 | $44,292 | 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 Saguache County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Saguache County. Colorado has 25 local measures on record statewide. ## Saguache County and its neighbors Of the 9 counties that border Saguache County, Alamosa 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Saguache County | 6,732 | ▼ 0.5% | 3 MW | — | — | — | | Alamosa County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/alamosa-county) | 16,688 | ▼ 2.1% | 203 MW | — | — | — | | Chaffee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/chaffee-county) | 20,831 | ▲ 13.2% | 6 MW | — | — | — | | Custer County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/custer-county) | 5,590 | ▲ 28.5% | — | — | — | — | | Fremont County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/fremont-county) | 50,039 | ▲ 6.4% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | Gunnison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/gunnison-county) | 17,439 | ▲ 8.3% | 86 MW | — | — | — | | Hinsdale County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/hinsdale-county) | 753 | ▲ 10.6% | — | — | — | — | | Huerfano County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/huerfano-county) | 7,011 | ▲ 9.5% | 157 MW | — | — | — | | Mineral County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/mineral-county) | 910 | ▼ 1.8% | — | — | — | — | | Rio Grande County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/rio-grande-county) | 11,087 | ▲ 6.7% | 2 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Colorado [All Colorado countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado)[Fremont County50,039 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/fremont-county)[Chaffee County20,831 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/chaffee-county)[Gunnison County17,439 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/gunnison-county)[Alamosa County16,688 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/alamosa-county)[Rio Grande County11,087 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/rio-grande-county) ## Saguache County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Saguache County, Colorado? 6 utilities have service territory in Saguache County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Public Service Co of Colorado, San Luis Valley R E C, Inc, City of Center - (CO), Gunnison County Elec Assn.. The largest, Public Service Co of Colorado, charged residential customers 15.05¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Saguache County? 1 operating plant with 3 MW of capacity. The largest is San Luis Valley Solar Array (3 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Saguache County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Saguache County. ### Is Saguache County adding jobs? Employers counted 1,670 jobs in 2025 against 1,679 in 2019 (-0.5%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Saguache County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Saguache County. Colorado has 25 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/colorado/saguache-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/).