Chino Mines— 54 MW Natural Gas
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.
38 years old
United States of America, North America
- 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
38 years in operation
Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years
FreePort-McMoRan-Corp-Chino Mines operates 1 plants totalling 54 MW
13 plants within 100 km, 1,125 MW combined
Location
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 America — Energy Profile
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