38th largest plant in New Mexico · 2719th nationally
Lordsburg Generating is a natural gas power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 88.0 MW. It generates roughly 113.3k MWh per year — enough to power about 10,791 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 15% reflects intermittent or peaking operation. At 1238 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
| Plant Name | Lordsburg Generating |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| City | Lordsburg |
| County | Hidalgo County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88045 |
| Coordinates | 32.35051, -108.69799 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 44.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | Natural Gas | 44.0 MW | Operating | 2002 |
| CO₂ | 70.1k metric tons |
|---|---|
| NOₓ | 48 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 1238 lb/MWh |
Annual totals and CO₂ rate reported by EPA eGRID for 2023. Reference averages are approximate U.S.-wide figures from the same dataset.
| NERC Region | WECC |
|---|---|
| Balancing Authority | Public Service Company Of New Mexico |
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.