Power plant · New Mexico, United States

Animas Power Plant

Animas Power Plant is a closed gas power plant in New Mexico, United States, with 50.3 MW of capacity, operated by City of Farmington - (NM).

Grid connection

It closed in 2020, which freed up a 50 MW grid connection at 69 kV to the grid of City of Farmington - (NM), unless it has been reassigned since.

Retiring power plants in the United States

Facts

Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.

FactValueSource
LocationNew MexicoEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
StatusClosedEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Start year1927EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
End year2020EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
OperatorCity of Farmington - (NM)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Capacity50.3 MW (nameplate of its retired generators)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
TechnologyNatural Gas Steam TurbineEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Grid operatorCity of Farmington - (NM)EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Voltage69 kVEIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026
Coordinates36.7251, -108.1920EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026

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How it compares

Animas is the 13th-largest of 13 power plants in New Mexico and the 1,008th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 50.3 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.

WithinRankTotalShare
New Mexico13th of 137,275 MW0.69%
United States1,008th of 1,009917,512 MW<0.1%
All power plants in our data3,656th of 15,7991,918,113 MW<0.1%

Timeline

Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.

  1. Started operating
  2. Retired

Nearby

Within 50 km of this power plant: 38 water rights and 3 mines (2 operating), measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.

NameKindSizeStatusDistance
Well water right SD-01396Water right——1.4 km
Water right SP-03737Water right——4.4 km
Farmers Mutual Ditch San Juan water right SP-02593Water right——5.2 km
San Juan Mine 1Mine—Idle21 km
Waterflow PitMine—Operating28 km
Navajo MineMine—Operating38 km

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