El Dorado Substation

The El Dorado substation is a building near HELIOS One in the Mojave Wasteland. It is located southwest of Vault 11 and northwest of El Dorado Dry Lake.

Layout
The location consists of a single building and a large array of transformers. The building itself is a tall concrete structure with a garage door entrance and a barricaded side door. In front of the building, on its east side, is an empty dumpster and a short distance from the north side's outer wall is a collapsed power line frame.

There are eight NCR troopers guarding the area, one being a sergeant, some of which may be sleeping in the building. The guard will instruct the player character not to enter the building or the fenced-in area, whereupon if they do, the soldiers will become hostile. No matter what reputation the Courier has with the NCR, the troopers will not allow entrance to either restricted area.

Notable loot

 * Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap - On a trash can inside the substation building.

Related quests

 * Wild Card: Finishing Touches
 * The House Always Wins

Appearances
The El Dorado substation appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
The El Dorado substation is located in the same geographical area as the real world El Dorado Solar Power Plant substation near Boulder City, Nevada.

Bugs

 * From inside the substation, the exit will read "Open Garage Door to Crimson Caravan Company" when highlighted. This is aesthetic only and will not result in being transported to the Crimson Caravan Company.
 * Sometimes the soldiers may not spawn at all.