Elephant Butte is a 28 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in New Mexico, currently Operating.
Elephant Butte is reported in New Mexico since 1940 under U S Bureau of Reclamation. Available operating and financial measures include 23.3% capacity factor and 57 GWh annual generation; $2294/kW reported CapEx.
- Location
- Sierra, New Mexico
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Owner / parent
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- Operator
- U S Bureau of Reclamation
- Grid
- Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
- Plant ID
- 6402
What stands out
Elephant Butte is a 28 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in New Mexico with status Operating.
Latest annual operating measures report 23.3% capacity factor and 57 GWh annual generation.
Available financial measures include $2294/kW CapEx.
Latest linked story: “Why the Rio Grande is switched on and off to supply water for New Mexico, Texas and Mexico” (Las Cruces Sun-News, 2021-06-05).
Market and operating context
- Balancing authority
- Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region
- NERC region
- WECC
- State rank
- #2 of 4
- National rank
- #419 of 1,462
Why it matters
For this asset, operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.
