Power Plants Near 87041 — Pena Blanca, NM

32 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87041 (Pena Blanca, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.5709, -106.3381 · County: Sandoval

Solar 44%Natural Gas 30%Battery Storage 25%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
14.7 mi	Algodones Algodones, NM	Natural Gas	45 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
15.6 mi	Santa Fe Solar Energy Center Santa Fe, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
21.1 mi	Los Alamos Pv Site Los Alamos, NM	Solar	1 MW	Los Alamos County
25.3 mi	Sue Cleveland High School Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
28.2 mi	Rio Rancho High School Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
31.2 mi	Rc Energy Aa Llc Solar Facility Albuquerque, NM	Solar	1 MW	Rc Energy Aa Llc
31.4 mi	Reeves Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	154 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
31.4 mi	Albuquerque Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	2 MW	Pnm Resources
32.2 mi	Nmrd Data Center Iii, Llc Rio Ranchero, NM	Solar	50 MW	Exus New Mexico
32.9 mi	Encino Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho Estates, NM	Solar	55 MW	Exus New Mexico
33.2 mi	Rio Rancho Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
33.3 mi	Sandoval Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	6 MW	Pnm Resources
34.7 mi	Univ New Mexico Cogen Plant Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	—	University Of New Mexico
36.0 mi	Tag Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	—	Exus New Mexico
37.1 mi	Sandia Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Battery Storage	—	Pnm Resources
37.3 mi	Ford Utilities Center Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	15 MW	University Of New Mexico
37.6 mi	Eubank Landfill Solar Array Albuquerque, NM	Solar	2 MW	Suncore Photovoltaics, Inc
37.8 mi	City Of Rio Rancho Wwtp Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Exus New Mexico
38.9 mi	Quail Ranch Solar And Bess Rio Rancho, NM	Battery Storage	—	Quail Ranch Solar And Battery Energy Storage System
39.5 mi	Atrisco Solar Llc Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	300 MW	Atrisco Solar Llc
39.6 mi	Alcalde Solar Array Alcalde, NM	Solar	2 MW	Jemez Cuba Llc
40.7 mi	Britton Solar Energy Center Moriarty, NM	Solar	50 MW	Exus New Mexico
41.4 mi	Atrisco Energy Storage Rio Rancho, NM	Battery Storage	300 MW	Atrisco Energy Storage Llc
41.4 mi	Rio Bravo Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	150 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
42.7 mi	Southside Water Reclamation Plant Albuquerque, NM	Biomass	7 MW	Albuquerque City Of
42.8 mi	Prosperity Energy Storage Facility Hybri Albuquerque, NM	Solar	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
45.1 mi	Facebook 2 Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
45.3 mi	Facebook 3 Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
46.0 mi	Cuba 2.5ac, Llc Cuba, NM	Solar	3 MW	Cuba 2.5ac, Llc
46.2 mi	South Valley Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
46.5 mi	Abiquiu Dam Abiquiu, NM	Hydroelectric	16 MW	Los Alamos County
47.4 mi	Santolina Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	11 MW	Pnm Resources

Power generation near this area

There are 32 power plants within 50 miles of Pena Blanca, New Mexico (ZIP 87041), with a combined 1,222 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 22 of the 32 nearby plants. The closest plant is Algodones at 14.7 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in New Mexico, visit the New Mexico state page.

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