Mount Elbert

Twin Lakes, Colorado

Capacity: 200 MW
Status: Operating
Fuel: Hydroelectric
Technology: Hydroelectric Pumped Storage
Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
City: Twin Lakes
County: Lake County
State: Colorado
Operational date: June 1981
Balancing authority: WACM

Mount Elbert is a 200 MW hydroelectric power plant in Twin Lakes, Colorado. Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation, it has been operating since 1981. The facility is located in Lake County, within the WACM balancing authority.

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA-860M)