Lea County, New Mexico has 16 power plants totaling 1,811 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.
| Plant | City | Fuel | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Generating Station | Hobbs | Natural Gas | 682 MW | Lea Power Partners Llc |
| Cunningham | Hobbs | Natural Gas | 519 MW | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Oso Grande Wind Farm | Maljamar | Wind | 250 MW | Tucson Electric Power Co |
| Maddox | Hobbs | Natural Gas | 212 MW | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Lcec Generation Llvc | Lovington | Natural Gas | 46.5 MW | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc |
| Sterling I Wind Farm | Tatum | Wind | 29.9 MW | Aem Wind Llc |
| Wildcat Wind | Lovington | Wind | 27.3 MW | Wildcat Wind, Llc |
| Sps4 Monument | Monument | Solar | 10.1 MW | Sune Sps4, Llc |
| Sps1 Dollarhide | Jal | Solar | 10.0 MW | Sune Sps1, Llc |
| Sps2 Jal | Jal | Solar | 10.0 MW | Sune Sps2, Llc |
| Sps3 Lea | Eunice | Solar | 10.0 MW | Sune Sps3, Llc |
| Middle Daisy | Lovington | Solar | 5.0 MW | Onyx Asset Services Group |
| Tip Top Solar Energy Center Llc | Jal | Solar | — MW | Invenergy Services Llc |
| Pasilla Solar And Battery Storage | Lovington | Battery Storage | — MW | 452hl 8me, Llc |
| Ac Ranch I | Hobbs | Solar | — MW | Lydian Energy |
| Ac Ranch Ii | Hobbs | Solar | — MW | Lydian Energy |
Lea County, New Mexico has 16 power plants totaling 1,811 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 81% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (17%) and Solar (2%). The largest facility is Hobbs Generating Station at 681 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.
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