Power plant · New Mexico, United States
San Juan Power Plant
San Juan Power Plant is a closed coal power plant in New Mexico, United States, with 1,848 MW of capacity, operated by Public Service Co of NM.
Grid connection
It closed in 2022, which freed up a 1,848 MW grid connection at 345 kV to the grid of Public Service Co of NM, 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 | 1973 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| End year | 2022 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Public Service Co of NM | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 1,848 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 | Public Service Co of NM | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 345 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 36.8006, -108.4386 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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San Juan has closed: it is not ranked among the power plants that run, and its 1,848 MW is not counted in their totals.
Timeline
Dated facts about this power plant from its sources, oldest first.
- Started operating
- Retired
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 35 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.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Juniper Impoundment water right SJ-02197 | Water right | — | — | 4.8 km |
| San Juan groundwater basin water right SJ-00866 | Water right | — | — | 5.3 km |
| Jewett Valley Ditch water right SD-00072-1 | Water right | — | — | 5.8 km |
| Waterflow Pit | Mine | — | Operating | 7.7 km |
| San Juan Mine 1 | Mine | — | Idle | 7.9 km |
| Navajo Mine | Mine | — | Operating | 32 km |
Operator, grid operator and place
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- Cunningham444 MW
- Rio Grande348 MW
- Escalante257 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- MSHA Mines Data Set. MSHA Mines Data Set, Public domain.
- 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.