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54 MW Natural Gas standby in Grant, NM
54 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
1959
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.6956, -108.1230
County
Grant, NM
Nearby Plants
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| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines | FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines | — |
| Owner(s) | FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines | FreePort-McMoran | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Chino Mines is a 54 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Grant County, New Mexico. The plant began operating in 1959 and consists of two generators. It is owned and operated by FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines, a subsidiary of FreePort-McMoran. Chino Mines ranks as the 14th largest power plant in New Mexico out of 20, and 1090th nationally out of 1963 plants.
The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is the Public Service Company of New Mexico. In the most recent year of data, Chino Mines generated 205,445 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 43.2%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Industrial
Sector
Industrial Non-CHP
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25.9K MWh
Latest Month
205.4K MWh
Annual Generation
43.2%
Capacity Factor
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CO₂ Intensity
1432 lb/MWh
NOx
0.993 lb/MWh
SO₂
0.007 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.027 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.003 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
14.2%
Annual Net Gen
67 GWh
CO₂eq
1434 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Southwest
2013
$965/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $52.1M
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This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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