🔥 Natural Gas Power Plants in New Mexico
New Mexico operates 26 natural gas power plants totaling 3,760 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 14.2M MWh.
Natural gas plants are the workhorse of the modern grid. Combined-cycle units achieve very high efficiency and can ramp up and down quickly to balance variable renewables. They emit roughly half the CO₂ per MWh of coal and far less of other pollutants, but they still release upstream methane during fuel extraction.
Plants26operating
Capacity3,759 MWnameplate
Generation14.2M MWhannual
All New Mexico natural gas plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Generating Station | Hobbs | Lea County | 682 MW | Lea Power Partners Llc |
| Luna Energy Facility | Deming | Luna County | 650 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Cunningham | Hobbs | Lea County | 519 MW | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Rio Grande | Sunland Park | Dona Ana County | 398 MW | El Paso Electric Co |
| Afton Generating Station | La Mesa | Dona Ana County | 287 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Maddox | Hobbs | Lea County | 212 MW | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Pyramid | Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 186 MW | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc |
| Valencia Energy Facility | Belen | Valencia County | 160 MW | Valencia Power Llc |
| Reeves | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 154 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Rio Bravo | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 150 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Lordsburg Generating | Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 88 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Bluffview | Farmington | San Juan County | 67 MW | City Of Farmington - (Nm) |
| Chino Mines | Hurley | Grant County | 54 MW | Freeport-Mcmoran-Corp-Chino Mines |
| Lcec Generation Llvc | Lovington | Lea County | 47 MW | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc |
| Algodones | Algodones | Sandoval County | 45 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| La Luz Energy Center | Belen | Valencia County | 42 MW | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Ford Utilities Center | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 15 MW | University Of New Mexico |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces | Dona Ana County | 5 MW | New Mexico State University |
| Carlsbad | Carlsbad | Eddy County | — | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Animas | Farmington | San Juan County | — | City Of Farmington - (Nm) |
| Univ New Mexico Cogen Plant | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | — | University Of New Mexico |
| Blanco Compressor Station | Bloomfield | San Juan County | — | Enterprise Products Optg Lp |
| Milagro Cogeneration Plant | Bloomfield | San Juan County | — | Harvest Midstream Co |
| Eddy County Generating Station | Eddy County | — | Public Service Co Of Nm | |
| Pinon Energy Center | Waterflow | San Juan County | — | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| Ntec Gas Plant | Waterflow | San Juan County | — | Navajo Transitional Energy Company |