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Preliminary 2025 facility recordOperating

Tierra Amarilla, NM · EIA plant 7593

El Vado Dam

El Vado Dam is a hydro power facility in Tierra Amarilla, NM, with 8 MW of operating capacity.

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Operating capacity8 MW1 operating generators
Proposed capacity0 MW0 proposed generators
UtilityLos Alamos County - (NM)EIA-reported operator
Balancing authorityWACMWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region

Capacity profile

Fuel and technology

Nameplate capacity
Operating
Hydro8 MW
ProposedNo proposed capacity reported
Reported technologiesConventional Hydroelectric

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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