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Hydroelectric power plants in New Mexico

4 operating hydroelectric power plants in New Mexico with 82 MW of hydroelectric capacity, largest first. From EIA-860M, August 2026.

Plants

4

Hydroelectric capacity

82 MW

Net generation, 2025

125 GWh

Largest

Navajo Dam

30 MW

Largest hydroelectric power plants in New Mexico

#PlantHydroelectric MW2025 net generation, GWhGWh, 2025Capacity factorOperator
1Navajo DamSan Juan County3088.333.6%City of Farmington - (NM)
2Elephant ButteSierra County2816.66.8%U S Bureau of Reclamation
3Abiquiu DamRio Arriba County1615.711.5%Los Alamos County - (NM)
4El Vado DamRio Arriba County8.04.46.2%Los Alamos County - (NM)

Projects where hydroelectric is the largest fuel or at least a fifth of nameplate capacity. MW is hydroelectric nameplate only; net generation covers the whole project. Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24, and EIA-923 2025. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources

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