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Natural gas power plant · San Juan County, New Mexico
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- City of Farmington - (NM)
- County
- San Juan County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.48%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #12 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 55977
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 40 MW | 31 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 27 MW | 27 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| RICE3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.4 MW | 9.0 MW | 2025 | Operating |
| RICE4 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 9.4 MW | 9.0 MW | 2025 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 86 MW solar plant and a 86 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New Mexico power plants · What New Mexico actually generates