Power Plants in Dona Ana County, New Mexico

Dona Ana County, New Mexico has 13 power plants totaling 749 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants13operating sites
Capacity748 MWnameplate
Generation2.5M MWhannual
CO₂1.2Mmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 92%Solar 7%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Rio GrandeSunland ParkNatural Gas398 MWEl Paso Electric Co
Afton Generating StationLa MesaNatural Gas287 MWPublic Service Co Of Nm
Roadrunner SolarSanta TeresaSolar20.2 MWNrg Solar Roadrunner
Sune Epe2 LlcLas CrucesSolar12.0 MWSune Epe2, Llc
Sune Epe1 LlcChaparralSolar10.0 MWSune Epe1 Llc
Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LlcHatchSolar5.0 MWHatch Solar Energy Center I, Llc
New Mexico State UniversityLas CrucesNatural Gas4.7 MWNew Mexico State University
Wsmr IWhite Sands MissileSolar4.1 MWSiemens Government Technologies Inc
Nmsu Solar And StorageLas CrucesSolar4.0 MWEl Paso Electric Co
Nodal PowerSunland ParkBiomass3.2 MWEnergyneering Solutions, Inc
New Mexico Community Solar FacilityLas CrucesSolar— MWEl Paso Electric Co
Milagro Solar ISanta TeresaSolar— MWMilagro Solar I, Llc
Santa Teresa SolarSanta TeresaBattery Storage— MWSanta Teresa Solar

About power generation in Dona Ana County

Dona Ana County, New Mexico has 13 power plants totaling 749 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 92% of installed capacity, followed by Solar (7%) and Biomass (0%). The largest facility is Rio Grande at 398 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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