Falcon Dam & Power
A 31.5 MW hydroelectric power plant in Starr, Texas, owned by International Bound & Wtr Comm, commissioned in 1954.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6410Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
31.5 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1954
Owner
International Bound & Wtr Comm
Location
Starr, Texas
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
19.3 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Units
3
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.8 | |
| 2016 | 56.8 | |
| 2017 | 72.1 | |
| 2018 | 66.7 | |
| 2019 | 62.5 | |
| 2020 | 42.9 | |
| 2021 | 48.1 | |
| 2022 | 20.5 | |
| 2023 | 30.6 | |
| 2024 | 19.3 |
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| Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Solar Ranch | Solar | 136 MW | ~15 km |
| Lopeno | Storage | 9.9 MW | ~15 km |
| Rio Bravo Windpower, LLC | Wind | 237.6 MW | ~16 km |
| Las Lomas Wind Project | Wind | 201.6 MW | ~19 km |
| SMT Rio Grande I LLC | Storage | 10 MW | ~28 km |
| SMT Rio Grande II LLC | Storage | 10 MW | ~39 km |
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