Power plants operated by U S Bureau of Reclamation
U S Bureau of Reclamation operates 57 power plants in the 2025 EIA-860 data, with 14.7 GW of nameplate capacity, the eighth-largest fleet among the 5,826 operators on file. They are spread over eleven states: Colorado, Wyoming, California and Idaho and others. Hydroelectric is 96% of the capacity; the largest site is Grand Coulee. Its oldest working unit dates from 1922, at Shoshone (WY).
- Hydroelectric14,150 MW96%
- Pumped-storage hydro548 MW3.7%
Capacity by decade it came online
HydroelectricPumped-storage hydro
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at these plants.
Plants
| Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Coulee | Washington | Hydroelectric | 6,809 MW | 1941 |
| Glen Canyon Dam | Arizona | Hydroelectric | 1,312 MW | 1964 |
| Hoover Dam (AZ) | Arizona | Hydroelectric | 1,039 MW | 1936 |
| Hoover Dam (NV) | Nevada | Hydroelectric | 1,039 MW | 1936 |
| Shasta | California | Hydroelectric | 714 MW | 1944 |
| Hungry Horse | Montana | Hydroelectric | 428 MW | 1952 |
| New Melones | California | Hydroelectric | 300 MW | 1979 |
| Yellowtail | Montana | Hydroelectric | 278 MW | 1966 |
| Davis Dam | Arizona | Hydroelectric | 255 MW | 1951 |
| Mount Elbert | Colorado | Pumped-storage hydro | 200 MW | 1981 |
| Folsom | California | Hydroelectric | 199 MW | 1955 |
| Spring Creek | California | Hydroelectric | 180 MW | 1964 |
| Palisades Dam | Idaho | Hydroelectric | 176 MW | 1957 |
| Morrow Point | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 173 MW | 1970 |
| Judge F Carr | California | Hydroelectric | 154 MW | 1963 |
| Flaming Gorge | Utah | Hydroelectric | 152 MW | 1963 |
| Trinity | California | Hydroelectric | 140 MW | 1964 |
| Parker Dam | California | Hydroelectric | 120 MW | 1942 |
| Keswick | California | Hydroelectric | 117 MW | 1949 |
| Flatiron | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 94.5 MW | 1954 |
| Blue Mesa | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 86.4 MW | 1967 |
| Fremont Canyon | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 66.8 MW | 1960 |
| Canyon Ferry | Montana | Hydroelectric | 57.6 MW | 1953 |
| Seminoe | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 51.6 MW | 1939 |
| Estes | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 45 MW | 1950 |
| Alcova | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 41.4 MW | 1955 |
| Anderson Ranch | Idaho | Hydroelectric | 40 MW | 1950 |
| Pole Hill | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 38.2 MW | 1954 |
| Glendo | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 38 MW | 1958 |
| Kortes | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 36 MW | 1950 |
| Crystal | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 28 MW | 1978 |
| Elephant Butte | New Mexico | Hydroelectric | 27.9 MW | 1940 |
| Minidoka | Idaho | Hydroelectric | 27.7 MW | 1927 |
| Green Mountain | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 26 MW | 1943 |
| ONeill | California | Pumped-storage hydro | 25.2 MW | 1967 |
| Buffalo Bill | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 18 MW | 1992 |
| Green Springs | Oregon | Hydroelectric | 17.2 MW | 1960 |
| Boysen | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 1952 |
| Nimbus | California | Hydroelectric | 13.4 MW | 1955 |
| Roza | Washington | Hydroelectric | 12.9 MW | 1958 |
| Chandler | Washington | Hydroelectric | 12 MW | 1956 |
| Towaoc | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 11.4 MW | 1993 |
| Black Canyon | Idaho | Hydroelectric | 10.2 MW | 1925 |
| Fontenelle | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 10 MW | 1968 |
| Upper Molina | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 9.9 MW | 1962 |
| Marys Lake | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 8.1 MW | 1951 |
| Guernsey | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 6.4 MW | 1927 |
| Lower Molina | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 5.6 MW | 1962 |
| Heart Mountain | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 5 MW | 1948 |
| Deer Creek (UT) | Utah | Hydroelectric | 4.8 MW | 1958 |
| Big Thompson | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 4.5 MW | 1959 |
| Spirit Mountain | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 4.5 MW | 1994 |
| Stampede | California | Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 1988 |
| Boise R Diversion | Idaho | Hydroelectric | 3.3 MW | 2004 |
| Shoshone (WY) | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 3 MW | 1922 |
| Pilot Butte | Wyoming | Hydroelectric | 1.6 MW | 1925 |
| McPhee | Colorado | Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1992 |