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Chino Mines is a 54 MW gas-fired power plant in the United States, operated by FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines since 1988. Ranked #1107 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 54 MW represents 0.01% of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Chino Mines 78.9 times smaller. Within 50 km, the nearest plants are Luna Energy Facility (650 MW, Gas), Freeport McMoRan (30.4 MW, Oil), and Silver City WWTP PV Project (1 MW, Solar). The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 120 km northwest of El Paso.

Capacity
54 MW
Commissioning Year
1988

38 years old

Owner
FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines
Location
32.6956°, -108.1225°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 2,843. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #12,787 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #3,673 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

38 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines operates 1 plants totalling 54 MW

Regional density

13 plants within 100 km, 1,125 MW combined

Nearest plant: Silver City WWTP PV Project (11.9 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 32.695600, -108.122500
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
104.3 Kt
213 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
3.96 Mt
Over 38 years of operation
Past Retirement
2018
8 years past expected retirement
Annual emissions equivalent to
22.7K
cars per year
13.9K
homes per year
4.7M
trees to offset

Estimates based on Gas emission factor (490 g CO₂/kWh) and capacity factor (45%). Actual emissions may vary based on operating conditions, efficiency, and fuel quality.

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Gas
Energy Source
Non-Renewable
Country
United States of America
Continent
North America
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

United States of AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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