Power Plants Near 87312 — Continental Divide, NM
8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87312 (Continental Divide, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.
Centroid: 35.4226, -108.3230 · County: Mckinley
| Distance | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13.6 mi | Escalante Prewitt, NM | Coal | — | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| 13.7 mi | Escalante (Nm) Grants, NM | Solar | 200 MW | Origis Energy Usa, Inc |
| 24.4 mi | Bluewater Cdec 1 Bluewater, NM | Solar | 2 MW | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc |
| 26.6 mi | City Of Gallup Solar Gallup, NM | Solar | 8 MW | Standard Solar |
| 34.4 mi | Wildcat Solar Power Plant Llc Gallup, NM | Solar | — | Solariant Capital, Llc |
| 34.4 mi | Grants Cdec 2 Grants, NM | Solar | 5 MW | Lightsource Renewable Energy Asset Management, Llc |
| 42.8 mi | Route 66 Energy Storage San Fidel, NM | Battery Storage | — | Route 66 Energy Storage |
| 45.8 mi | Route 66 Energy Center, Llc San Fidel, NM | Solar | 50 MW | Route 66 Energy Center, Llc |
Power generation near this area
There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Continental Divide, New Mexico (ZIP 87312), with a combined 264 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Escalante at 13.6 miles.
Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.
All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in New Mexico, visit the New Mexico state page.
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