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1039.4 MW Hydro operating in Clark, NV — Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region
1,039.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
9
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1936
Operating Since
Coordinates
36.0155, -114.7380
County
Clark, NV
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | — |
| Owner(s) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Hoover Dam is a hydroelectric power plant located in Clark County, Nevada. The plant, owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, has a total capacity of 1039.4 MW across 9 generators. It began operating in 1936, utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology with water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. Hoover Dam is the largest power plant in Nevada and ranks 19th out of 194 hydroelectric plants nationally.
The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is the Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region. In the latest reporting year, Hoover Dam generated 1,807,912 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 19.9%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
35.5K MWh
Latest Month
1.8M MWh
Annual Generation
19.9%
Capacity Factor
2013
$2,294/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $2.4B
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-04-19
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Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility