This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of New Mexico , sorted by type and name. In 2022, New Mexico had a total summer capacity of 10,230 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 40,889 GWh. [2] The electrical energy generation mix in 2023 was 38.7% wind, 35.2% natural gas, 19.1% coal and 6.5% solar PV. Biomass, geothermal, hydroelectric, and petroleum each generated less than a 0.5% share combined. [1]
Small-scale solar including customer-owned photovoltaic panels delivered net 702 GWh to New Mexico's electricity grid in 2023. This was less than one-third of the amount generated by the state's utility-scale photovoltaic plants. [1]
New Mexico hosts the nation's only long-term underground repository for waste from nuclear weapons research and production, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad. Extraction of the state's nearby Permian Basin oil reserves for transportation and other uses rose to the nation's third highest, contributing 6% of total U.S. production in 2018. [3] New Mexico's oil extraction included the flaring of over 35 billion cubic feet of associated petroleum gas in each of the years 2018 and 2019. [4] This amount of wasted natural gas could have generated about 5,000 GWh of electrical energy, an amount equal to 14% of the state's total annual generation. [5]
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] |
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.