Power Plants in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Hidalgo County, New Mexico has 3 power plants totaling 293 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants3operating sites
Capacity293 MWnameplate
Generation436.4k MWhannual
CO₂244.1kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 93%Geothermal 7%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
PyramidLordsburgNatural Gas186 MWTri-State G & T Assn, Inc
Lordsburg GeneratingLordsburgNatural Gas88.0 MWPublic Service Co Of Nm
Lightning Dock GeothermalAnimasGeothermal19.2 MWLightning Dock Geothermal Hi-01, Llc

About power generation in Hidalgo County

Hidalgo County, New Mexico has 3 power plants totaling 293 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 93% of installed capacity, followed by Geothermal (7%). The largest facility is Pyramid at 186 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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