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Location Plant Name Pinon Energy Center Operator Public Service Co Of Nm City Waterflow County San Juan County State New Mexico ZIP 87421 Coordinates 36.79988, -108.44278
Generators (7) ID Technology Fuel Capacity Status Online GT1 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 41.8 MW Cancelled — GT2 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 41.8 MW Cancelled — GT3 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 41.8 MW Cancelled — GT4 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 41.8 MW Cancelled — GT5 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 41.8 MW Cancelled — GT6 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 41.8 MW Cancelled — GT7 Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine Natural Gas 41.8 MW Cancelled —
Grid context NERC Region WECC Balancing Authority Public Service Company Of New Mexico
What this means 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.