Power Plants Near 87059 — Tijeras, NM

44 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87059 (Tijeras, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.0446, -106.3062 · County: Bernalillo

Solar 40%Natural Gas 27%Wind 19%Battery Storage 14%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
10.8 mi	Rio Rancho Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
11.9 mi	Britton Solar Energy Center Moriarty, NM	Solar	50 MW	Exus New Mexico
12.6 mi	Sandia Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Battery Storage	—	Pnm Resources
12.7 mi	Eubank Landfill Solar Array Albuquerque, NM	Solar	2 MW	Suncore Photovoltaics, Inc
15.5 mi	Rc Energy Aa Llc Solar Facility Albuquerque, NM	Solar	1 MW	Rc Energy Aa Llc
17.9 mi	Univ New Mexico Cogen Plant Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	—	University Of New Mexico
18.2 mi	Ford Utilities Center Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	15 MW	University Of New Mexico
18.7 mi	Albuquerque Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	2 MW	Pnm Resources
18.9 mi	Reeves Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	154 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
19.0 mi	Prosperity Energy Storage Facility Hybri Albuquerque, NM	Solar	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
19.2 mi	Rio Bravo Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	150 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
20.2 mi	Meadow Lake Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	9 MW	Pnm Resources
20.7 mi	Southside Water Reclamation Plant Albuquerque, NM	Biomass	7 MW	Albuquerque City Of
23.1 mi	Cnmec Solar Energy Center Estancia, NM	Solar	2 MW	Exus New Mexico
24.7 mi	South Valley Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
25.1 mi	Algodones Algodones, NM	Natural Gas	45 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
25.5 mi	Rio Rancho High School Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
27.2 mi	Sue Cleveland High School Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
28.5 mi	Manzano Solar Los Lunas, NM	Solar	8 MW	Pnm Resources
28.8 mi	Vista Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
29.7 mi	Facebook 1 Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
29.8 mi	City Of Rio Rancho Wwtp Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Exus New Mexico
30.2 mi	Los Lunas Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	7 MW	Pnm Resources
31.1 mi	Santolina Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	11 MW	Pnm Resources
31.7 mi	Facebook 3 Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
31.7 mi	Facebook 2 Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
32.3 mi	Sky Ranch Solar Belen, NM	Solar	240 MW	Sky Ranch Solar And Storage
32.3 mi	Sky Ranch Bess Ii Belen, NM	Battery Storage	—	Sky Ranch Bess Ii
32.6 mi	Rio De Oro Solar Energy Center Belen, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
32.9 mi	Atrisco Solar Llc Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	300 MW	Atrisco Solar Llc
32.9 mi	Quail Ranch Solar And Bess Rio Rancho, NM	Battery Storage	—	Quail Ranch Solar And Battery Energy Storage System
33.0 mi	Sandoval Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	6 MW	Pnm Resources
35.1 mi	Tag Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	—	Exus New Mexico
35.8 mi	Atrisco Energy Storage Rio Rancho, NM	Battery Storage	300 MW	Atrisco Energy Storage Llc
35.9 mi	La Joya Nm Encino, NM	Wind	306 MW	Avangrid Power Llc
37.8 mi	Encino Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho Estates, NM	Solar	55 MW	Exus New Mexico
38.3 mi	Nmrd Data Center Iii, Llc Rio Ranchero, NM	Solar	50 MW	Exus New Mexico
38.4 mi	Rio Communities Solar Energy Center Rio Communities, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
38.5 mi	Valencia Energy Facility Belen, NM	Natural Gas	160 MW	Valencia Power Llc
39.4 mi	Asg-8 Belen, NM	Solar	—	Affordable Solar Silver City, Llc
40.0 mi	Santa Fe Solar Energy Center Santa Fe, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
41.3 mi	La Luz Energy Center Belen, NM	Natural Gas	42 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
41.7 mi	Asg-4 Belen, NM	Solar	—	Affordable Solar Silver City, Llc
44.4 mi	High Lonesome Mesa Llc Willard, NM	Wind	100 MW	High Lonesome Mesa, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 44 power plants within 50 miles of Tijeras, New Mexico (ZIP 87059), with a combined 2,116 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 30 of the 44 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rio Rancho Solar Energy Center at 10.8 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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