30.4 MW Distillate Oil standby in Grant, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico
30.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
10
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1967
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.6618, -108.3634
County
Grant, NM
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Freeport McMoRan Inc | — | — |
| Owner(s) | Freeport McMoRan Inc | — | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
The Freeport McMoRan plant is a 30.4 MW petroleum liquids-fueled power plant located in Grant County, New Mexico. It began operating in 1967 and consists of 10 generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology. The plant is owned and operated by Freeport McMoRan Inc.
Freeport McMoRan operates within the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. It is ranked as the 1st largest of 2 petroleum liquid plants in New Mexico, and 139th largest of 886 such plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
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Latest Month
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Annual Generation
0.0%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
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