Davis Dam

OperatingHydro

Ranked #3 of 11 Hydro plants in AZ#79 of 1454 nationally

254.8 MW Hydro operating in Mohave, AZ — Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region

EIAGEMWD

254.8 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Conventional Hydroelectric

Technology

1951

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

35.1970, -114.5707

County

Mohave, AZ

Nearby Plants

Arida Solar (Hybrid)
BESS740 MW · 15.9 km
Mohave Energy - Hybrid
BESS32.6 MW · 22.7 km
Mohave Electric Cooperative at Joy Lane
BESS25.9 MW · 23.7 km

Ownership & Operator

Owner data does not fully agree across sources.

EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	U S Bureau of Reclamation	US Bureau of Reclamation	—
Owner(s)	U S Bureau of Reclamation	US Bureau of Reclamation [100%]	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation [100%]

This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.

About

Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about 70 miles (110 km) downstream from Hoover Dam. It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada. Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis Dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis, who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1914 to 1923. The United States Bureau of Reclamation owns and operates the dam, which was completed in 1951.

Read more on Wikipedia

Davis Dam is a hydroelectric power plant located in Mohave County, Arizona. The plant has a total capacity of 254.8 MW, distributed across 5 generators utilizing conventional hydroelectric technology. It began operating in 1951 and is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. The primary fuel source for electricity generation is water (WAT).

In the most recent year with available data, Davis Dam generated 958,187 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 42.8%. The plant operates within the Western Area Power Administration - Desert Southwest Region balancing authority and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Davis Dam is ranked as the 3rd largest hydroelectric plant out of 4 in Arizona, and 79th out of 194 nationally.

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