Las Vegas

🛢 OilElectric Utility
Capacitynameplate
Annual GenerationEPA eGRID
Capacity Factor
Annual CO₂metric tons

Location

Plant NameLas Vegas
OperatorPublic Service Co Of Nm
CityLas Vegas
CountySan Miguel County
StateNew Mexico
ZIP87701
Coordinates35.59970, -105.22690

Generators (1)

IDTechnologyFuelCapacityStatusOnline
1Petroleum LiquidsDistillate Oil20.0 MWRetired1973

Grid context

NERC RegionWECC
Balancing AuthorityPublic Service Company Of New Mexico

What this means

Oil-fired plants typically run only during peak demand or grid emergencies because oil is expensive compared to gas and coal. They have the highest CO₂ emissions per MWh of any common generation technology.

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