El Vado Dam— 8 MW Hydroelectric
El Vado Dam is an 8 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Los Alamos County since 1988. Ranked #731 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 8 MW represents 0.01% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making El Vado Dam 851 times smaller. Nearby plants include Abiquiu Dam (15.6 MW, Hydro) and TSGT Mobile Generator #15 (2 MW, Oil). The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 90 km northwest of Santa Fe.
38 years old
United States of America, North America
- 5,154. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #25,781 worldwide by installed capacity
- #5,846 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
38 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Los Alamos County operates 3 plants totalling 25 MW
8 plants within 100 km, 54 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
El Vado Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 28 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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