NM
Elephant Butte
General information | |
| Waterway |
Rio Grande |
| Current status | Active |
| Type of facility | Conventional Hydro |
| Mode of hydropower generation | Run-of-river |
| Type of permit | Reclamation |
Ownership and operation | |
| Owner | Reclamation Upper Colorado Region (UC) |
| Owner type | Reclamation |
| Year first online (conventional hydro) | 1940 |
| Transmission or distribution system owner | WAPA-- Western Area Power Administration |
Power and generating capacity | |
| Number of units | 3 |
| Total capacity from hydraulic turbine-generator units within each plant | 27.9 mW |
| Average annual net hydropower generation | 41,525.2 mWH |
News and updates
From Hydropower Reform Coalition9/15/2021
From Trout Unlimited9/16/2021
Anglers, hunters and outdoor recreation companies to Biden administration: The dams must come out