Elephant Butte
A 27.9 MW hydroelectric power plant in Sierra, New Mexico, owned by U S Bureau of Reclamation, commissioned in 1940.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6402Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
27.9 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1940
Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation
Location
Sierra, New Mexico
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
56.9 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 37.6 | |
| 2016 | 43.5 | |
| 2017 | 44.9 | |
| 2018 | 39.5 | |
| 2019 | 47.7 | |
| 2020 | 53.7 | |
| 2021 | 14.6 | |
| 2022 | 18.3 | |
| 2023 | -31.6 | |
| 2024 | 56.9 |
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