Blue Mesa

Operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation

Annual generation246,840 MWhSum of represented EIA-923 rows

Fuel codesWATCodes retained from EIA records

Grid contextWestern Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain RegionBalancing authority or NERC region

Published location

Where is Blue Mesa?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

38.453191, -107.337483

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Capacity is not generation. Nameplate MW describes equipment; annual MWh describes recorded output. Proposed and retired units are not added to operating capacity.

2024 monthly net generation

Month	Net generation
1	9,264 MWh
2	8,417 MWh
3	12,546 MWh
4	21,969 MWh
5	42,197 MWh
6	32,254 MWh
7	33,854 MWh
8	28,632 MWh
9	23,227 MWh
10	22,306 MWh
11	5,401 MWh
12	6,773 MWh

Operating generators

ID	Technology	Fuel	MW	Status
1	Conventional Hydroelectric	WAT	43.2	OP
2	Conventional Hydroelectric	WAT	43.2	OP

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Identity, technology and limitations

EIA plant ID

512

Sector

Electric Utility

Water source

Blue Mesa Reservoir-Gunnison R

Data edition

2024-final