Las Vegas Sun

July 10, 2024

This photo, taken Aug 18, 1981, shows a row of generators lining the inside of the Hoover Dam power plant. At center are the tops of some of the turbines which generate the massive electric power created when water pours down through the turbines. It produces 2,080 megawatts of electrical power, enough to meet the needs of 1 million to 1.5 million people for a year.

DON PLOKE / Las Vegas Sun / Sun File Photo

This photo, taken Aug 18, 1981, shows a row of generators lining the inside of the Hoover Dam power plant. At center are the tops of some of the turbines which generate the massive electric power created when water pours down through the turbines. It produces 2,080 megawatts of electrical power, enough to meet the needs of 1 million to 1.5 million people for a year.