Animas is a natural gas power plant in New Mexico.
| Plant Name | Animas |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Farmington - (Nm) |
| City | Farmington |
| County | San Juan County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 87401 |
| Coordinates | 36.72514, -108.19202 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 18.6 MW | Retired | 1994 |
| ST4 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 16.5 MW | Retired | 1960 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 9.0 MW | Retired | 1958 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 3.0 MW | Retired | 1955 |
| HY1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | Water | 0.2 MW | Retired | 1927 |
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Western Area Power Administration - Rocky Mountain Region |
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.