Power Plants Near 87941 — Salem, NM

16 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87941 (Salem, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 32.7093, -107.2157 · County: Doña Ana

Natural Gas 83%Solar 11%Wind 4%Hydroelectric 2%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
6.0 mi	Hatch Solar Energy Center I, Llc Hatch, NM	Solar	5 MW	Hatch Solar Energy Center I, Llc
18.1 mi	Macho Springs Deming, NM	Solar	55 MW	Southern Power Co
18.4 mi	Alta Luna Deming, NM	Solar	28 MW	Tpe Alta Luna, Llc
20.2 mi	Macho Springs Power I Deming, NM	Wind	50 MW	Capital Power Corporation
28.8 mi	City Of Truth Or Consequences Pv Truth Or Consequences, NM	Solar	2 MW	Mn8 Energy Llc
30.7 mi	Wal-Mart Truth Or Consequences Pv Truth Or Consequences, NM	Solar	1 MW	Ssa Solar Of Nm 3, Llc
30.7 mi	Elephant Butte Truth Or Consequences, NM	Hydroelectric	28 MW	U S Bureau Of Reclamation
36.2 mi	Sune Epe2 Llc Las Cruces, NM	Solar	12 MW	Sune Epe2, Llc
38.3 mi	Carne Energy Storage, Llc Deming, NM	Battery Storage	—	Carne Energy Storage, Llc
38.3 mi	Solar Pv Development Nm 18 Ii Llc Deming, NM	Solar	—	Solar Pv Development Nm 18 Ii Llc
40.1 mi	Nmsu Solar And Storage Las Cruces, NM	Solar	4 MW	El Paso Electric Co
42.2 mi	New Mexico Community Solar Facility Las Cruces, NM	Solar	—	El Paso Electric Co
43.6 mi	Luna Energy Facility Deming, NM	Natural Gas	650 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
46.4 mi	Afton Generating Station La Mesa, NM	Natural Gas	287 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
48.2 mi	Wsmr I White Sands Missile, NM	Solar	4 MW	Siemens Government Technologies Inc
48.8 mi	Deming Solar Energy Center Deming, NM	Solar	9 MW	Pnm Resources

Power generation near this area

There are 16 power plants within 50 miles of Salem, New Mexico (ZIP 87941), with a combined 1,135 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 11 of the 16 nearby plants. The closest plant is Hatch Solar Energy Center I, Llc at 6.0 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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