Power Plants in Grant County, New Mexico

Grant County, New Mexico has 3 power plants totaling 85 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity85 MWnameplate
Generation69.3k MWhannual
CO₂48.2kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 63%Oil 36%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Chino MinesHurleyNatural Gas54.0 MWFreeport-Mcmoran-Corp-Chino Mines
Freeport McmoranTyroneOil30.4 MWFreeport Mcmoran Inc
Silver City Wwtp Pv ProjectSilver CitySolar1.0 MWAffordable Solar Silver City, Llc

About power generation in Grant County

Grant County, New Mexico has 3 power plants totaling 85 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 63% of installed capacity, followed by Oil (36%) and Solar (1%). The largest facility is Chino Mines at 54 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

To find plants closer to a specific address in Grant County, use the address lookup — it shows every plant within a chosen radius along with distance, fuel type, and emissions.