Big Thompson
A 4.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in Larimer, Colorado, owned by U S Bureau of Reclamation, commissioned in 1959.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 515Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
4.5 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1959
Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation
Location
Larimer, Colorado
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
4 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
1
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 4.1 | |
| 2016 | 5.7 | |
| 2017 | 7.6 | |
| 2018 | 1.3 | |
| 2019 | 8.2 | |
| 2020 | 4.9 | |
| 2021 | 5 | |
| 2022 | 5.3 | |
| 2023 | 4.2 | |
| 2024 | 4 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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