🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in New Mexico
New Mexico operates 26 natural gas power plants totaling 3,760 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 14.2M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants26operating
Capacity3,759 MWnameplate
Generation14.2M MWhannual
Where natural gas plants sit in New Mexico
All New Mexico natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Generating Station | Hobbs | Lea County | 682 MW | Lea Power Partners Llc |
| Luna Energy Facility | Deming | Luna County | 650 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Cunningham | Hobbs | Lea County | 519 MW | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Rio Grande | Sunland Park | Dona Ana County | 398 MW | El Paso Electric Co |
| Afton Generating Station | La Mesa | Dona Ana County | 287 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Maddox | Hobbs | Lea County | 212 MW | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Pyramid | Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 186 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Valencia Energy Facility | Belen | Valencia County | 160 MW | Valencia Power Llc |
| Reeves | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 154 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Rio Bravo | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 150 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Lordsburg Generating | Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 88 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Bluffview | Farmington | San Juan County | 67 MW | City Of Farmington - (Nm) |
| Chino Mines | Hurley | Grant County | 54 MW | Freeport-Mcmoran-Corp-Chino Mines |
| Lcec Generation Llvc | Lovington | Lea County | 47 MW | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc |
| Algodones | Algodones | Sandoval County | 45 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| La Luz Energy Center | Belen | Valencia County | 42 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Ford Utilities Center | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 15 MW | University Of New Mexico |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | Dona Ana County | 5 MW | New Mexico State University |
| Carlsbad | Carlsbad | Eddy County | — | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Animas | Farmington | San Juan County | — | City Of Farmington - (Nm) |
| Univ New Mexico Cogen Plant | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | — | University Of New Mexico |
| Blanco Compressor Station | Bloomfield | San Juan County | — | Enterprise Products Optg Lp |
| Milagro Cogeneration Plant | Bloomfield | San Juan County | — | Harvest Midstream Co |
| Eddy County Generating Station | Eddy County | — | Public Service Co Of Nm | |
| Pinon Energy Center | Waterflow | San Juan County | — | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Ntec Gas Plant | Waterflow | San Juan County | — | Navajo Transitional Energy Company |