Power plant · New Mexico, United States
Escalante Power Plant
Escalante Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in New Mexico, United States, with 257 MW of capacity, operated by Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc.
Grid connection
It closed in 2020, which freed up a 257 MW grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc, unless it has been reassigned since.
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.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | New Mexico | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Closed | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1984 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2020 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 257 MW (nameplate of its retired generators) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Conventional Steam Coal | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.4159, -108.0820 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its operator.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the operator.
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Escalante is the 9th-largest of 13 power plants in New Mexico and the 890th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 257 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.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 9th of 13 | 7,275 MW | 3.5% |
| United States | 890th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,714th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 84 water rights and 3 mines, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 6, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water right SP-01605-74 | Water right | — | — | 0.3 km |
| Bluewater groundwater basin water right B-00035-AB | Water right | — | — | 0.9 km |
| Bluewater groundwater basin water right B-00087-B | Water right | — | — | 1.4 km |
| Fire Rock Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 32 km |
| El Segundo | Mine | — | Operating | 33 km |
| Lee Ranch Coal Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 38 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
More from Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
- Laramie River Station1,863 MW
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- Fortress 1399 MW · planned
- Elk Run200 MW · planned
- Morel Energy Storage200 MW · permitted
- Goshen Solar163 MW · permitted
- Spanish Peaks Solar140 MW
- Canyonland Solar140 MW · planned
Other power plants in New Mexico
- San Juan1,848 MW
- Four Corners1,636 MW
- Hobbs Generating Station682 MW
- Luna Energy Facility650 MW
- Sagamore Wind522 MW
- Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid450 MW
- Cunningham444 MW
- Rio Grande348 MW
Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages. Dutch power station owners' and operators' pages, Facts only, each linked to its page.
- New Mexico Office of the State Engineer points of diversion (WATERS). New Mexico Office of the State Engineer points of diversion (WATERS), Terms not verified.
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