Blue Mesa — 86 MW Hydroelectric

Blue Mesa is an 86.4 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by the U S Bureau of Reclamation since 1967.

Ranked #225 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States, Blue Mesa’s 86.4 MW accounts for 0.07% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Blue Mesa 78.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Morrow Point (173.2 MW, Hydro), Morrow Point Dam Powerhouse (173.2 MW, Hydro), and Crystal (28 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Colorado, approximately 200 km southwest of Denver.