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Southside Water Reclamation Plant is a 6.6 MW gas and biomass power plant in the United States, operated by Albuquerque City of since 1997. Ranked #1575 of 1883 gas plants in the United States. Its 6.6 MW represents a fraction of the country's total gas capacity of 592,244 MW. The largest gas plant in the United States is the West County Energy Center at 4,263 MW, making Southside 645 times smaller. Nearby plants within 50 km include Valencia Energy Facility (159.5 MW, Gas), Reeves (154 MW, Gas), and Rio Bravo (150 MW, Gas). The facility is located in New Mexico, approximately 300 km south of Santa Fe.

Capacity
6.6 MW
Commissioning Year
1997

29 years old

Owner
Albuquerque City of
Location
35.0161°, -106.6697°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 5,429. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
  • #26,951 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #4,625 of 5,146 Natural Gas plants worldwide
Age & fleet comparison

29 years in operation

Natural Gas fleet average: 26.9 years

Operator portfolio

Albuquerque City of operates 1 plants totalling 7 MW

Regional density

32 plants within 100 km, 968 MW combined

Nearest plant: Rio Bravo (2.6 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 35.016100, -106.669700
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Carbon Footprint490 g CO₂/kWh
Annual CO₂
12.7 Kt
26 GWh/year × 490 g/kWh
Cumulative CO₂
369.7 Kt
Over 29 years of operation
Closing Soon
2027
1 year remaining
Annual emissions equivalent to
2.8K
cars per year
1.7K
homes per year
579.5K
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
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