Power Plants Near 88051 — Mule Creek, NM

2 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 88051 (Mule Creek, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 33.1071, -108.9032 · County: Grant

Oil 97%Solar 3%
DistancePlantFuelCapacityOperator
43.9 miFreeport Mcmoran
Tyrone, NM
Oil30 MWFreeport Mcmoran Inc
46.7 miSilver City Wwtp Pv Project
Silver City, NM
Solar1 MWAffordable Solar Silver City, Llc

Power generation near this area

There are 2 power plants within 50 miles of Mule Creek, New Mexico (ZIP 88051), with a combined 31 MW of nameplate capacity. Oil is the most common fuel type in this area with 1 of the 2 nearby plants. The closest plant is Freeport Mcmoran at 43.9 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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