Mount Elbert
A 200 MW hydroelectric power plant in Lake, Colorado, owned by U S Bureau of Reclamation, commissioned in 1981.
Facility nameplate · EIA Plant ID 6208Hydroelectric
Nameplate capacity
200 MW
Primary fuel
Hydroelectric
Commissioned
1981
Owner
U S Bureau of Reclamation
Location
Lake, Colorado
Coordinates
Generation (2024)
-4.4 GWh
Status
Operating
Technology
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
Units
2
Reported annual generation
| Year | GWh | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -101.2 | |
| 2016 | -80.7 | |
| 2017 | -87.8 | |
| 2018 | -95.8 | |
| 2019 | -47.9 | |
| 2020 | -47.6 | |
| 2021 | -31.9 | |
| 2022 | -71.7 | |
| 2023 | -14.5 | |
| 2024 | -4.4 |
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|---|---|---|---|
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