Buchanan Dam (TX)
A 54.9 MW hydroelectric power plant in Llano, Texas, owned by Lower Colorado River Authority, commissioned in 1938.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 3595Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
54.9 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1938
Location
Llano, Texas
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
17.1 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
3
Location
Llano, Texas · 30.7507, -98.4176
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4 | |
| 2016 | 45 | |
| 2017 | 18.6 | |
| 2018 | 40.1 | |
| 2019 | 50.2 | |
| 2020 | 17.2 | |
| 2021 | 10.6 | |
| 2022 | 23.6 | |
| 2023 | 14.1 | |
| 2024 | 17.1 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Granite Shoals | Hydroelectric | 54 MW | ~23 km |
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| North Fork TX | Storage | 100 MW | ~52 km |
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