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Elephant Butte Lake Rain Cloud Formation Pilot Project

Sector: Wind • Location: Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States

Source: Organ Mountain News

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Planned

A pilot project at Elephant Butte Lake using ground-based heat sources to create atmospheric conditions needed for rain cloud formation. The project involves a field demonstration and partners with Spaceport America, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research at New Mexico Tech, and the National Wind Technology Center at the National Laboratory of the Rockies.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Wind
Location
Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Organ Mountain News

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The project “Elephant Butte Lake Rain Cloud Formation Pilot Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Wind sector, located in Elephant Butte, New Mexico, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Organ Mountain News.

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2026-07-22

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A pilot project at Elephant Butte Lake using ground-based heat sources to create atmospheric conditions needed for rain cloud formation. The project involves a field demonstration and partners with Spaceport America, Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research at New Mexico Tech, and the National Wind Technology Center at the National Laboratory of the Rockies.

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United States of America (USA)

State

New Mexico

City

Elephant Butte

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Wind

Article published date

2026-07-10

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