United States

Navajo Dam — 30 MW Hydroelectric

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Navajo Dam is a 30 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
30 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1989

Year online

Owner
City of Farmington - (NM)

Operator

Location
36.81, -107.61

Coordinates

Insights

#3,469
largest in United States of America
#3,804
largest Hydroelectric worldwide
#16,429
largest worldwide
1989
5 yrs newer than avg
3
operated by City of Farmington…
9
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
30 MW
Commissioned
1989
Status
Operational
Owner
City of Farmington - (NM)
Country
United States
Coordinates
36.806, -107.613

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
2,523 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
201,830 t

over ~80 yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

548
cars / year
336
homes / year
114,676
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Navajo Dam is a 30 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by the City of Farmington since 1989.

Ranked #414 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 30 MW accounts for 0.03% of the total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making this facility 226.9 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Williams Ignacio Natural Gas Plant (6.1 MW, Cogeneration). The facility is located in San Juan County, approximately 80 km northwest of Albuquerque.

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