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El Vado Dam P-5226
General information | |
| Waterway |
Rio Chama |
| Current status | Active license |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
| Type of permit | FERC License |
FERC information | |
| FERC docket # | P-5226 |
| FERC project name | El Vado |
| Permit issued | 10/26/85 |
| Permit expiration | 9/26/35 |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Los Alamos County |
| Owner type | Publicly Owned Utility |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1988 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | Northern Rio Arriba E Coop Inc |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 1 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 8.0 MW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 21,922.1 MWH |
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