Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Year Opened | Scheduled Retirement | Ref |
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Four Corners Generating Station | ![]() | San Juan County | 36°41′24″N108°28′53″W / 36.69000°N 108.48139°W | 1,636 | 1969 (Unit 4) 1970 (Unit 5) | Units 1, 2 & 3 closed in 2013 Unit 4 & 5 - 2031 | [7] [8] [9] |
San Juan Generating Station | ![]() | San Juan County | 36°48′02″N108°26′19″W / 36.80056°N 108.43861°W | 924 | 1973 (Unit 1) 1982 (Unit 4) | Units 2 and 3 closed in 2017 Station closed in Oct 2022 | [10] [11] [12] |
Escalante Generating Station | McKinley County | 35°24′57″N108°04′55″W / 35.41583°N 108.08194°W | 257 | 1984 | Station closed in Aug 2020 | [13] [14] [15] [16] | |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Operator | Year Opened | Ref | Note |
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Freeport McMoRan | Grant County | 32°39′42″N108°21′46″W / 32.6618°N 108.3628°W | 30.5 | Reciprocating Engine (x10) | Public Service Co of NM | 1967/1972 | ||
Quay County | Quay County | 35°10′58″N103°43′52″W / 35.1828°N 103.7311°W | 27 | Simple Cycle | Southwestern Public Service | 2013 | ||
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Operator | Year Opened | Ref | Note |
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Afton | Dona Ana County | 32°06′51″N106°50′47″W / 32.1142°N 106.8465°W | 287 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Public service Co of NM | 2002/2007 | ||
Algodones | Sandoval County | 35°23′04″N106°27′51″W / 35.3844°N 106.4642°W | 45 | Steam Turbine (x3) | Public Service Co of NM | 1954/1959 | ||
Animas | San Juan County | 36°43′30″N108°11′31″W / 36.7251°N 108.1920°W | 18 | Simple Cycle | City of Farmington | 1994 | ||
Bluffview | San Juan County | 36°43′00″N108°12′55″W / 36.7166°N 108.2153°W | 67 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | City of Farmington | 2005 | ||
Chino Hurley Mines | Grant County | 32°41′44″N108°07′21″W / 32.6956°N 108.1225°W | 54 | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Freeport McMoRan Corp | 1959/2001 | ||
Cunningham | Lea County | 32°42′47″N103°21′12″W / 32.7131°N 103.3533°W | 519 | Steam Turbine (x2), Simple Cycle (x2) | Southwestern Public Service Co | 1957/1965/ 1998 | ||
Ford Utilities | Bernalillo County | 35°05′03″N106°37′31″W / 35.0841°N 106.6252°W | 13.7 | Simple Cycle (x2) | University of New Mexico | 2005/2014 | ||
Hobbs | Lea County | 32°43′42″N103°18′34″W / 32.7283°N 103.3094°W | 665 | 2x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle | Lea Power Partners | 2008 | ||
La Luz | Valencia County | 34°36′58″N106°48′54″W / 34.6161°N 106.8150°W | 42.3 | Simple Cycle | Public Service Co of NM | 2015 | ||
LCEC Generation | Lea County | 32°58′41″N103°19′26″W / 32.9781°N 103.3239°W | 46.5 | Reciprocating Engine (x5) | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc | 2012 | ||
Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 32°21′02″N108°41′53″W / 32.3505°N 108.6980°W | 88 | Simple Cycle (x2) | Public Service Co of NM | 2002 | ||
Luna | Luna County | 32°17′57″N107°47′00″W / 32.2993°N 107.7834°W | 650 | 2x1 Combined Cycle | Public Service Co of NM | 2006 | ||
Maddox | Lea County | 32°42′51″N103°18′05″W / 32.7142°N 103.3015°W | 212 | Steam Turbine, Simple Cycle (x2) | Southwestern Public Service Co | 1963/1967/ 1976 | ||
Pyramid | Hidalgo County | 32°14′11″N108°32′58″W / 32.2363°N 108.5494°W | 186 | Simple Cycle (x4) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | 2003 | ||
Reeves | Bernalillo County | 35°10′16″N106°36′07″W / 35.1710°N 106.6019°W | 154 | Steam Turbine (x3) | Public Service Co of NM | 1960/1962 | ||
Rio Bravo | Bernalillo County | 35°01′34″N106°38′38″W / 35.0260°N 106.6440°W | 150 | Simple Cycle | Public Service Co of NM | 2000 | ||
Rio Grande | Dona Ana County | 31°48′17″N106°32′50″W / 31.8047°N 106.5472°W | 372 | Steam Turbine (x3), Simple Cycle | El Paso Electric Co | 1957/1958/1972/2013 | ||
Valencia | Valencia County | 34°36′41″N106°43′56″W / 34.6115°N 106.7322°W | 159.5 | Simple Cycle | Valencia Power LLC | 2008 | ||
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference. [6]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year Opened | Ref | Note |
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Lightning Dock | Animas, New Mexico | 32°08′41″N108°50′18″W / 32.1447°N 108.8383°W | 4.0 | Cyrq Energy | 2014 | [17] [18] [19] [20] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Fuel | Operator | Year Opened | Ref | Note |
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Four Peaks Camino Real | Dona Ana County | 31°48′40″N106°35′36″W / 31.8111°N 106.5933°W | 3.2 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | landfill gas | ENERGYneering Solutions | 2008 | ||
Southside Water Reclamation | Bernalillo County | 35°00′58″N106°40′11″W / 35.0161°N 106.6697°W | 2.2 | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | wastewater methane | City of Albuquerque | 1987 | ||
Name | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year Opened | Ref |
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Abiquiu Dam | Abiquiu Lake | 36°14′24″N106°25′23″W / 36.2399°N 106.4230°W | 16.5 | Los Alamos County | 1994 | [21] [22] |
El Vado Dam | El Vado Lake | 36°35′34″N106°43′56″W / 36.5928°N 106.7321°W | 8.0 | Los Alamos County | 1935 | [23] [24] |
Elephant Butte Dam | Elephant Butte | 33°09′12″N107°11′31″W / 33.1534°N 107.1920°W | 28 | United States Bureau of Reclamation | 1916 | [25] [26] |
Navajo Dam | Navajo Lake | 36°48′22″N107°36′47″W / 36.8061°N 107.6131°W | 30 | City of Farmington | 1989 | [27] [28] |
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Name | Coordinates | Discharge Capacity (MW) | Year Completed | Refs |
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Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid | 36°25′24″N105°37′12″W / 36.42333°N 105.62000°W | 15 | 2022 | [87] |
NMSU Storage and Solar | 32°17′10″N106°44′40″W / 32.28611°N 106.74444°W | 1 | 2022 | [88] |
Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid | 34°36′18″N103°57′58″W / 34.60500°N 103.96611°W | 1 | 2018 | [89] |
Prosperity Energy Storage Facility Hybrid | 35°0′7″N106°38′14″W / 35.00194°N 106.63722°W | 1 | 2011 | [90] |
According to data from the US Energy Information Administration, renewable energy accounted for 8.4% of total primary energy production and 21% of total utility-scale electricity generation in the United States in 2022.
As of the end of 2021, New Mexico had 4,001 megawatts (MW) of wind powered electricity generating capacity, responsible for 30% of electricity produced that year. Wind power in New Mexico has the potential to generate more than all of the electricity consumed in the state.