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Jones — Power plant · Gas, steam turbine · Southwestern Public Service Co
  • Combustion
  • Operating
  • 10 · 100 · 1,000 MW

Jones

Power plant · Gas, steam turbine

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, steam turbineran 39% of 2025 Retiring
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1971
Net generation, 2025
2,932,386 MWh
Grid
230 kV to Southwestern Public Service Co (SWPP)
Location
Lubbock County, Texas

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas
  • Oil

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
Xcel Energy

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Technology
Gas, steam turbine source: “Natural Gas Steam Turbine”
Age
55 years since 1971
Heat rate
10,583 Btu/kWh 2025
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110071161579
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1000937
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202531,033,684
Capacity factor, 20250.389
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 202510,583.1
Net generation (MWh), 20252,932,386.0
Balancing authority codeSWPP

Retirement

EIA-860M September 2026StatusAt least half of the plant's in-service nameplate capacity is scheduled to retire, on dates its owner has reported to EIA. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.
Next scheduled retirement
December 2031
Last scheduled retirement
December 2058
Capacity scheduled to retire
860.4 MW
Generators scheduled to retire
4
Share of in-service capacity scheduled
100%
Capacity still in service
860.4 MW
GeneratorTechnologyNameplateStateDate
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine247.5 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2031
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine247.5 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2034
3Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine182.7 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2056
4Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine182.7 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2058
By technology
TechnologyRetiredScheduled to retire
Natural Gas Steam Turbine495 MW
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine365.4 MW

Grid

EIA-860 2025Grid fieldsAs the plant reported them to EIA-860 for 2025 (Schedule 2).
Grid voltage at the plant
230 kV
Transmission or distribution system owner
Southwestern Public Service Co
Balancing authority
Southwest Power Pool
NERC region
MRO
Transmission lines within 25 km (10)
Can the connection be reused?

A plant that retires usually leaves its substation, transmission connection and interconnection agreement behind, and those may be reusable by a new project at the same site. FERC Order No. 845 lets an interconnection customer use surplus interconnection service at an existing site, and some transmission providers' tariffs let a replacement resource take over a retiring unit's interconnection service, usually within a set time after the retirement. Whether any such right still exists here, who holds it and on what terms depends on the owner, the transmission provider and timing; this page does not establish any of that.

Ownership

2 companies2
CompanyRoleShareAs ofSource
Southwestern Public Service Co Operator EIA-860M
Xcel Energy Owner 100.0% 31 Dec 2023 EPA GHGRP

Timeline

  • Stated Unit 4 scheduled to retire, 182.7 MW · EIA-860M
  • Stated Unit 3 scheduled to retire, 182.7 MW · EIA-860M
  • Stated Unit 2 scheduled to retire, 247.5 MW · EIA-860M
  • Stated Unit 1 scheduled to retire, 247.5 MW · EIA-860M
  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · OpenStreetMap · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

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Sources

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