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Hydro power plants in New Mexico

New Mexico has 4 operating hydro power plants with 0.1 GW of capacity.

  • Operating4
AlbuquerqueLas CrucesSanta FeRoswell

Under 50 MW50–249 MW250 MW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

The largest hydro power plants in New Mexico

Operating, by capacity

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Navajo Dam198930 MW
2Elephant Butte194028 MW
3Abiquiu Dam201116 MW
4El Vado Dam19888 MW

Hydro power plants that came online most recently in New Mexico

Newest first

#Hydro power plantYear onlineCapacity
1Abiquiu Dam201116 MW
2Navajo Dam198930 MW
3El Vado Dam19888 MW
4Elephant Butte194028 MW
The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks hydro power plants

Operating hydro power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about hydro power plants in New Mexico

How many hydro power plants are in New Mexico?
New Mexico has 4 operating utility-scale hydro power plants with 0.1 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest hydro power plant in New Mexico?
Navajo Dam in San Juan County, New Mexico is the largest, at 30 MW. It came online in 1989.
How many hydro power plants were built in New Mexico in 2025?
0 hydro power plants came online in New Mexico in 2025, with 0 MW of capacity.
Who is developing hydro power plants in New Mexico?
Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

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