Hoover Dam hydroelectric plant

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Hoover Dam hydroelectric plant is an operating hydroelectric power plant in Arizona and Nevada, United States.

Project Details

Table 1: Project details for Hoover Dam hydroelectric plant

Status Commissioning year Nameplate capacity Turbines Technology type Owner Operator
Operating[1] 1936[1] 2080 MW[1] 19[1] Conventional storage[1] US Bureau of Reclamation [100%][2] US Bureau of Reclamation[3]

Location

Table 2: Location details for Hoover Dam hydroelectric plant

Location River Coordinates (WGS 84)
Arizona and Nevada, United States[1] Colorado River[3] 36.0155, -114.738 (exact)[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://web.archive.org/web/20240928140622/https://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/eia860m/archive/xls/november_generator2022.xlsx. Archived from the original on 2024-09-28. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920221328/https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=540. Archived from the original on 2022-09-20. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B), 2012". Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-01 00:00:00. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)