43rd largest plant in New Mexico · 3233rd nationally
Bluffview is a natural gas power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 67.0 MW. It generates roughly 428.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 40,820 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 73% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 1003 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (67.0 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Bluffview |
|---|---|
| Operator | City Of Farmington - (Nm) |
| City | Farmington |
| County | San Juan County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 87401 |
| Coordinates | 36.71663, -108.21528 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 40.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 27.0 MW | Operating | 2005 |
| CO₂ | 215.0k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 1 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 82 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1003 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| 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.