Power Plants Near 87538 — Ilfeld, NM

8 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87538 (Ilfeld, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 35.4212, -105.5589 · County: San Miguel

Wind 78%Solar 22%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
22.4 mi	Las Vegas Las Vegas, NM	Oil	—	Public Service Co Of Nm
25.1 mi	Las Vegas Solar Energy Center Las Vegas, NM	Solar	5 MW	Pnm Resources
26.0 mi	San Miguel I Solar Energy Center Las Vegas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
26.2 mi	San Miguel Ii Solar Energy Center Las Vegas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
26.6 mi	Storrie Lake Solar Project Las Vegas, NM	Solar	2 MW	Msm Solar Llc
30.5 mi	Santa Fe Solar Energy Center Santa Fe, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
41.4 mi	Britton Solar Energy Center Moriarty, NM	Solar	50 MW	Exus New Mexico
43.5 mi	La Joya Nm Encino, NM	Wind	306 MW	Avangrid Power Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 8 power plants within 50 miles of Ilfeld, New Mexico (ZIP 87538), with a combined 392 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 6 of the 8 nearby plants. The closest plant is Las Vegas at 22.4 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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