Navajo Dam
Hydro power plant · San Juan County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
30 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#69
of 169 plants
In service since
1989
January 1989
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- City of Farmington - (NM)
- County
- San Juan County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among hydro plants in New Mexico
- #1 of 4
- EIA plant code
- 584
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1989 | Operating |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1989 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New Mexico
| Cimarron Solar Facility | Solar | 31 MW |
| Chaves County Solar II | Solar | 30 MW |
| Sterling I Wind Farm | Wind | 30 MW |
| Alta Luna | Solar | 28 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 30 MW solar plant and a 30 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New Mexico power plants · What New Mexico actually generates