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U S Bureau of Reclamation
Electric power plant operator — U.S. Energy Information Administration (Forms EIA-860/860M).
Power plants
56
Total nameplate capacity
14,696.5 MW
States
11
Generators
183
Capacity by technology
Conventional Hydroelectric · 54 plants14,471.3 MW
Hydroelectric Pumped Storage · 2 plants225.2 MW
| Plant | State | Technology | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Coulee | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6,809 MW |
| Glen Canyon Dam | AZ | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,312 MW |
| Hoover Dam (AZ) | AZ | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,039.4 MW |
| Hoover Dam (NV) | NV | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1,039.4 MW |
| Shasta | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 714 MW |
| Hungry Horse | MT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 428 MW |
| New Melones | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 300 MW |
| Yellowtail | MT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 278.2 MW |
| Davis Dam | AZ | Conventional Hydroelectric | 254.8 MW |
| Mount Elbert | CO | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 200 MW |
| Folsom | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 198.6 MW |
| Spring Creek | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 180 MW |
| Palisades Dam | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 176.4 MW |
| Morrow Point | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 173.2 MW |
| Judge F Carr | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 154.4 MW |
| Flaming Gorge | UT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 151.8 MW |
| Trinity | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 140 MW |
| Parker Dam | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 120 MW |
| Keswick | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 117 MW |
| Flatiron | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 94.5 MW |
| Blue Mesa | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 86.4 MW |
| Fremont Canyon | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 66.8 MW |
| Canyon Ferry | MT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 57.6 MW |
| Seminoe | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 51.6 MW |
| Estes | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 45 MW |
| Alcova | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 41.4 MW |
| Anderson Ranch | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 40 MW |
| Pole Hill | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 38.2 MW |
| Glendo | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 38 MW |
| Kortes | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 36 MW |
| Crystal | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 28 MW |
| Elephant Butte | NM | Conventional Hydroelectric | 27.9 MW |
| Minidoka | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 27.7 MW |
| Green Mountain | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 26 MW |
| ONeill | CA | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | 25.2 MW |
| Buffalo Bill | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 18 MW |
| Green Springs | OR | Conventional Hydroelectric | 17.2 MW |
| Boysen | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW |
| Nimbus | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 13.4 MW |
| Roza | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12.9 MW |
| Chandler | WA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 12 MW |
| Towaoc | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 11.4 MW |
| Black Canyon | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10.2 MW |
| Fontenelle | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 10 MW |
| Upper Molina | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 9.9 MW |
| Marys Lake | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 8.1 MW |
| Guernsey | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 6.4 MW |
| Lower Molina | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5.6 MW |
| Heart Mountain | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 5 MW |
| Deer Creek (UT) | UT | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.8 MW |
| Big Thompson | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.5 MW |
| Spirit Mountain | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 4.5 MW |
| Stampede | CA | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW |
| Boise R Diversion | ID | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.3 MW |
| Shoshone (WY) | WY | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3 MW |
| McPhee | CO | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW |
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Forms EIA-860/EIA-860M — currently operating generators, aggregated to plant then to operator.