Currently owned by Public Service Company of Colorado (PSCo), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy, Shoshone water rights call up to 1,408 cubic feet of water per second (cfs) – or up to 1.02 million acre feet per year – to Xcel’s Shoshone Hydroelectric Plant in Glenwood Canyon for electricity generation, providing power for 15,000 customers in Colorado before flows return to the river for the benefit of ecosystems and water users downstream.