3rd largest plant in New Mexico · 560th nationally
Luna Energy Facility is a natural gas power plant in New Mexico with a nameplate capacity of 650 MW. It generates roughly 3.6M MWh per year — enough to power about 340,598 average U.S. homes.
Its capacity factor of 63% puts it in the middle range — running steadily but not full-time. At 832 lb CO₂/MWh, its emission rate sits above the national grid average of roughly 800 lb/MWh.
Ghost bars are each month's theoretical maximum (650 MW nameplate × hours in the month). Filled bars are actual net generation reported to EIA Form 923. The gap between them is capacity factor made visible.
| Plant Name | Luna Energy Facility |
|---|---|
| Operator | Public Service Co Of Nm |
| City | Deming |
| County | Luna County |
| State | New Mexico |
| ZIP | 88030 |
| Coordinates | 32.29935, -107.78340 |
This plant highlighted in navy-ringed pin; other generators within 25 miles shown as fuel-colored dots.
| ID | Technology | Fuel | Capacity | Status | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 300 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 175 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | Natural Gas | 175 MW | Operating | 2006 |
| Owner | Location | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Samchully Power & Utilities 1 Llc | Houston, TX | 3340.0% |
| Public Service Co Of Nm | Albuquerque, NM | 3330.0% |
| Tucson Electric Power Co | Tucson, AZ | 3330.0% |
Ownership reported to EIA Form 860. Percentages reflect reported generator-level ownership share, averaged when a plant has multiple generators.
| CO₂ | 1.5M metric tons |
|---|---|
| SO₂ | 8 metric tons |
| NOₓ | 131 metric tons |
| CO₂ Rate | 832 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.