29th largest plant in New Mexico · 1850th nationally
Reeves is a natural gas power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 154 MW. It generates roughly 420.6k MWh per year — enough to power about 40,057 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 31% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1515 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 (154 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 | Reeves |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| City | Albuquerque |
| County | Bernalillo County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 87113 |
| Coordinates | 35.17100, -106.60190 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 66.0 MW | Operating | 1962 |
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 44.0 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | Natural Gas | 44.0 MW | Operating | 1960 |
| CO₂ | 318.7k metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 2 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 649 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1515 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 | Public Service Company Of New Mexico |
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.