Elephant Butte— 27.9 MW Hydroelectric
Elephant Butte is a 27.90 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation since 1939. Ranked #430 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, it accounts for 0.02% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Elephant Butte 244.5 times smaller. Nearby plants include City of Truth or Consequences PV (1.9 MW, Solar) and Wal-Mart Truth or Consequences PV (1 MW, Solar). The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 140 km from the city of Albuquerque.
87 years old
United States of America, North America
- 3,573. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #17,298 worldwide by installed capacity
- #3,978 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
87 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
U S Bureau of Reclamation operates 59 plants totalling 15,054 MW
6 plants within 100 km, 141 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Elephant Butte is a hydro power plant producing approximately 98 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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