26th largest plant in Texas · 274th nationally
Newman is a natural gas power plant in Texas with a nameplate capacity of 1,110 MW. It generates roughly 3.2M MWh per year — enough to power about 303,559 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 33% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1144 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 (1,110 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 | Newman |
|---|---|
| Operator | El Paso Electric Co |
| City | El Paso |
| County | El Paso County |
| State | Texas |
| ZIP | 79934 |
| Coordinates | 31.98359, -106.43178 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 228 MW | Operating | 2023 |
| 5CA1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 134 MW | Operating | 2011 |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 122 MW | Operating | 1966 |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 120 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 5CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| 5CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 86.5 MW | Operating | 2009 |
| CT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| CT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 85.0 MW | Operating | 1975 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 81.6 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 81.6 MW | Operating | 1963 |
| CO₂ | 1.8M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 9 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 1.7k metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1144 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 | El Paso Electric Company |
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.