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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Twin Lakes, CO · EIA plant 6208

Mount Elbert

Mount Elbert is a hydro power facility in Twin Lakes, CO, with 200 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity200 MW2 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityU S Bureau of ReclamationEIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityWACMWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Hydro200 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesHydroelectric Pumped Storage

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Source quality

Preliminary facility data

This page uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release. EIA identifies the release as preliminary, so it should not be used for official state or national aggregation. Capacity is nameplate capacity, not real-time output or annual generation.

Read methodologyEIA-860 source