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)