San Juan Generating Station
| San Juan Generating Station | |
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| Country | United States |
| Location | Near Fruitland, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 36°48′07″N 108°26′20″W / 36.802°N 108.439°WCoordinates: 36°48′07″N 108°26′20″W / 36.802°N 108.439°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: 1973 Unit 2: 1976 Unit 3: 1979 Unit 4: 1982 |
| Decommission date | Unit 2: 2017 Unit 3: 2017 |
| Owner(s) | PNM (66%) Tucson Electric Power (20%) City of Farmington (5%) Los Alamos County (4%) Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (4%)[1] |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Sub-bituminous coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | Unit 1 (340 MW) Unit 4 (507 MW)[2] |
| Units decommissioned | Unit 2 (340 MW) Unit 3 (496 MW) |
| Nameplate capacity | 847 MW |
| Annual net output | 4,674 GWh (2018) |
Aerial view of the generating station and coal mine
The San Juan Generating Station is a coal-fired electric power plant located by its coal source, the San Juan Mine, near Waterflow, New Mexico, between Farmington and Shiprock in San Juan County, New Mexico. Its majority owner is Public Service Company of New Mexico, and other owners include Tucson Electric Power and the Farmington Electric Utility System.[3]
Units 2 and 3 (369 and 555 MW, completed in 1976 and 1979, respectively) were retired in 2017. Units 1 and 4 (also 369 and 555 MW, completed in 1973 and 1982, respectively) may be retiring in 2022, or may be kept open by a new investor who would install a carbon capture and utilization system.[4][5][3] The plant produced power at $45/MWh in 2018 and 2019.[6]
Aerial view of Four Corners Generating Station on Navajo Nation land (south, left) and San Juan Generating Station (north, right), separated by the San Juan River between Farmington (foreground) and Shiprock (background)
References[]
- ^ "San Juan Generating Station". Enchant Energy. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ "San juan Plant Generating Some Closure". Moody's Investors Service. July 29, 2013. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ a b How San Juan Generating Station went from powerhouse to possible closure
- ^ Farmington announces agreement to keep San Juan Generating Station open
- ^ San Juan Generating Station
- ^ Haggerty, Jean (28 May 2020). "Record low solar PPAs in the Southwest mean 'carbon capture is not going to save coal plants'". pv magazine USA. Archived from the original on 29 May 2020.
The San Juan plant’s cost of producing electricity averaged $44.90 per MWh in 2018 and 2019
Categories:
- Coal-fired power stations in New Mexico
- Buildings and structures in San Juan County, New Mexico