San Juan Generating Station

San Juan Generating Station is a coal-fired power station owned and operated by PNM Resources near Waterflow, New Mexico. The plant's operator in April 2011 stated that the plant had outperformed proposed federal limits on mercury emissions. The coal-fired power plant's mercury emissions dropped to 66 pounds in 2010, down from 496 pounds in 2006 after a scrubber was installed at the plant.

Plant Data

 * Owner: Public Service Company of New Mexico
 * Parent Company: PNM Resources
 * Plant Nameplate Capacity: 1,848 MW
 * Units and In-Service Dates: 369 MW (1973), 369 MW (1976), 555 MW (1979), 555 MW (1982)
 * Location: County Rd. 6800, Waterflow, NM 87421
 * GPS Coordinates: 36.801667, -108.438611
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Emissions Data

 * 2006 CO2 Emissions: 13,054,091 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions: 14,980 tons
 * 2006 SO2 Emissions per MWh:
 * 2006 NOx Emissions: 27,503 tons
 * 2005 Mercury Emissions: 683 lb.

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