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.[1] 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.
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.
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
Name | Image | Location | Capacity (MW) | Year Opened | Scheduled Retirement | Ref | ||||
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36.69°N -108.4814°W | align=center | align=center | 1969 (Unit 4) 1970 (Unit 5) | align=center | Units 1, 2 & 3 closed in 2013Unit 4 & 5 - 2031 | [5] [6] [7] | ||||
San Juan County | 36.8006°N -108.4386°W | align=center | align=center | 1973 (Unit 1) 1982 (Unit 4) | align=center | Units 2 and 3 closed in 2017Station closed in Oct 2022 | [8] [9] [10] | |||
35.4158°N -108.0819°W | align=center | align=center | 1984 | align=center | Station closed in Aug 2020 | [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Operator | Year Opened | Ref | Note | ||
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Freeport McMoRan | Grant County | 32.6618°N -108.3628°W | align=center | Reciprocating Engine (x10) | Public Service Co of NM | 1967/1972 | |||
Quay County | Quay County | 35.1828°N -103.7311°W | align=center | Simple Cycle | Southwestern Public Service | 2013 | |||
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Operator | Year Opened | Ref | Note | ||
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Afton | Dona Ana County | 32.1142°N -106.8465°W | align=center | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Public service Co of NM | 2002/2007 | |||
Algodones | Sandoval County | 35.3844°N -106.4642°W | align=center | Steam Turbine (x3) | Public Service Co of NM | 1954/1959 | |||
Animas | San Juan County | 36.7251°N -108.192°W | align=center | Simple Cycle | City of Farmington | 1994 | |||
Bluffview | San Juan County | 36.7166°N -108.2153°W | align=center | 1x1 Combined Cycle | City of Farmington | 2005 | |||
Chino Hurley Mines | Grant County | 32.6956°N -108.1225°W | align=center | 1x1 Combined Cycle | Freeport McMoRan Corp | 1959/2001 | |||
Cunningham | Lea County | 32.7131°N -103.3533°W | align=center | Steam Turbine (x2), Simple Cycle (x2) | Southwestern Public Service Co | 1957/1965/ 1998 | |||
Ford Utilities | Bernalillo County | 35.0841°N -106.6252°W | align=center | Simple Cycle (x2) | University of New Mexico | 2005/2014 | |||
Hobbs | Lea County | 32.7283°N -103.3094°W | align=center | 2x1 Combined Cycle, Simple Cycle | Lea Power Partners | 2008 | |||
La Luz | Valencia County | 34.6161°N -106.815°W | align=center | Simple Cycle | Public Service Co of NM | 2015 | |||
LCEC Generation | Lea County | 32.9781°N -103.3239°W | align=center | Reciprocating Engine (x5) | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc | 2012 | |||
Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 32.3505°N -108.698°W | align=center | Simple Cycle (x2) | Public Service Co of NM | 2002 | |||
Luna | Luna County | 32.2993°N -107.7834°W | align=center | 2x1 Combined Cycle | Public Service Co of NM | 2006 | |||
Maddox | Lea County | 32.7142°N -103.3015°W | align=center | Steam Turbine, Simple Cycle (x2) | Southwestern Public Service Co | 1963/1967/ 1976 | |||
Pyramid | Hidalgo County | 32.2363°N -108.5494°W | align=center | Simple Cycle (x4) | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | 2003 | |||
Reeves | Bernalillo County | 35.171°N -106.6019°W | align=center | Steam Turbine (x3) | Public Service Co of NM | 1960/1962 | |||
Rio Bravo | Bernalillo County | 35.026°N -106.644°W | align=center | Simple Cycle | Public Service Co of NM | 2000 | |||
Rio Grande | Dona Ana County | 31.8047°N -106.5472°W | align=center | Steam Turbine (x3), Simple Cycle | El Paso Electric Co | 1957/1958/1972/2013 | |||
Valencia | Valencia County | 34.6115°N -106.7322°W | align=center | Simple Cycle | Valencia Power LLC | 2008 | |||
Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.
See also: List of geothermal power stations in the United States and Geothermal power in the United States.
Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Generation Type | Fuel | Operator | Year Opened | Ref | Note | ||
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Four Peaks Camino Real | Dona Ana County | 31.8111°N -106.5933°W | align=center | Reciprocating Engine (x2) | landfill gas | ENERGYneering Solutions | 2008 | |||
Southside Water Reclamation | Bernalillo County | 35.0161°N -106.6697°W | align=center | 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 | 36.2399°N -106.423°W | align=center | Los Alamos County | 1994 | [19] [20] | |
El Vado Dam | El Vado Lake | 36.5928°N -106.7321°W | align=center | Los Alamos County | 1935 | [21] [22] | |
Elephant Butte Dam | Elephant Butte | 33.1534°N -107.192°W | align=center | United States Bureau of Reclamation | 1916 | [23] [24] | |
Navajo Dam | Navajo Lake | 36.8061°N -107.6131°W | align=center | City of Farmington | 1989 | [25] [26] | |
See also: Solar power in New Mexico.
Name | Capacity (MWAC) | Year Opened | Ref | |||
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Buena Vista Energy Center | 2023 | [27] | ||||
Roswell Solar Energy Center | 33.4531°N -104.4611°W | align=center | 2016 | [28] | ||
Chavez County Solar Energy Center | 33.45°N -104.4561°W | align=center | 2016 | |||
Macho Springs Solar Facility | 32.57°N -107.48°W | align=center | 2014 | [29] | ||
NMRD Data Center III | 2023 | [30] | ||||
Jicarilla Solar 1 | 2023 | [31] | ||||
Jicarilla Solar 2 | 36.1414°N -107.1711°W | align=center | 2022 | [32] | ||
Britton Solar Energy Center | 35.0161°N -106.0981°W | align=center | 2019 | [33] | ||
Route 66 Energy Center | 35.0983°N -107.6147°W | align=center | 2022 | [34] | ||
Encino Solar Energy Center | 35.3539°N -106.8581°W | align=center | 2020 | [35] | ||
Chaves County Solar II | 2023 | [36] | ||||
36.4667°N -142°W | align=center | 2011 | [37] [38] | |||
Alta Luna Solar Facility | 32.5719°N -107.4864°W | align=center | 2016 | [39] | ||
Caprock Solar Facility | 34.9828°N -103.3783°W | align=center | 2017 | [40] | ||
Hayhurst New Mexico Solar | 2023 | [41] | ||||
Facebook 2-3 Solar Energy Center Bernalillo County | 35.08°N -106.865°W | align=center | 2018 | [42] | ||
San Miguel Solar Energy Center | 35.6344°N -105.1783°W | align=center | 2019 | [43] | ||
Roadrunner Solar Electric Facility | 31.8°N -146°W | align=center | 2011 | [44] | ||
Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid | 36.4233°N -105.62°W | align=center | 2022 | [45] | ||
Las Cruces Centennial Solar Farm | 32.2517°N -106.9133°W | align=center | 2012 | [46] | ||
Santolina Solar Energy Center | 35.0183°N -106.8556°W | align=center | 2015 | [47] | ||
SunE SPS4 Monument | 32.6819°N -103.3036°W | align=center | 2011 | [48] | ||
SunE SPS5 Hopi | 32.3456°N -104.2347°W | align=center | 2011 | |||
SunE SPS1 Dollarhide | 32.1275°N -103.1378°W | align=center | 2011 | |||
SunE SPS2 Jal | 32.1836°N -103.1831°W | align=center | 2011 | |||
SunE SPS3 Lea | 32.4697°N -103.3233°W | align=center | 2011 | |||
South Valley Solar Energy Center | 34.9861°N -106.7361°W | align=center | 2015 | |||
Rio Communities Solar Energy Center | 34.5825°N -106.6831°W | align=center | 2015 | [49] | ||
Rio Rancho Solar Energy Center | 35.1047°N -106.4825°W | align=center | 2019 | |||
Facebook 1 Solar Energy Center Valencia County | 34.8311°N -106.7619°W | align=center | 2017 | [50] | ||
Vista Solar Energy Center | 34.7411°N -106.655°W | align=center | 2019 | |||
Rio De Oro Solar Energy Center | 34.6922°N -106.6881°W | align=center | 2019 | [51] | ||
Angel Fire Energy Facility | 2023 | [52] | ||||
Santa Fe Solar Energy Center | 35.5614°N -106.0861°W | align=center | 2015 | [53] | ||
Meadow Lake Solar Energy Center | 34.81°N -106.52°W | align=center | 2015 | [54] | ||
Manzano Solar | 34.7467°N -106.6544°W | align=center | 2013 | [55] | ||
Otero Solar | 32.9764°N -105.9711°W | align=center | 2013 | [56] | ||
City of Gallup Solar | 35.5222°N -108.7789°W | align=center | 2018 | [57] | ||
32.6261°N -107.2589°W | align=center | 2011 | ||||
35.0492°N -106.53°W | align=center | 2013 | ||||
36.7169°N -105.6094°W | align=center | 2010 | ||||
Los Alamos Photovoltaic Site | 35.8756°N -106.31°W | align=center | 2012 | [58] |
See also: Wind power in New Mexico.
Name | Capacity (MW) | Year Opened | Ref | ||
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Sagamore Wind | 33.9383°N -103.1847°W | align=center | 2020 | [59] [60] | |
Red Cloud Wind | 34.2742°N -105.4228°W | align=center | 2021 | [61] | |
Clines Corners Wind Farm | 34.3567°N -105.4367°W | align=center | 2021 | [62] | |
Broadview Wind Project | 36.7342°N -103.1081°W | align=center | 2017 | [63] | |
La Joya Wind Farm | 34.81°N -105.74°W | align=center | 2021 | [64] | |
El Cabo Wind Farm | 34.6511°N -105.4617°W | align=center | 2018 | [65] | |
Tecolote Wind | 34.36°N -105.44°W | align=center | 2021 | [66] | |
Oso Grande Wind Farm | 32.9322°N -103.6664°W | align=center | 2021 | [67] | |
Roosevelt Wind Farm | 33.9261°N -103.5111°W | align=center | 2015 | [68] | |
Grady Wind Energy Center | 34.7342°N -103.0922°W | align=center | 2019 | [69] | |
34.6356°N -104.0472°W | align=center | 2003 | [70] | ||
Aragonne Mesa Wind Project | 34.8147°N -105.0111°W | align=center | 2022 | [71] | |
San Juan Mesa Wind Farm | 33.9697°N -103.85°W | align=center | 2006 | [72] | |
Duran Mesa Wind Farm | 34.3933°N -105.4922°W | align=center | 2021 | [73] | |
Red Mesa Wind Energy Center | 35.2689°N -107.3828°W | align=center | 2010 | [74] | |
Borderlands Wind | 34.1597°N -108.8944°W | align=center | 2021 | [75] | |
High Lonesome Mesa Wind Farm | 34.4667°N -105.9625°W | align=center | 2009 | [76] | |
Aragonne Wind | 34.8147°N -105.0108°W | align=center | 2006 | [77] | |
Caprock Wind Ranch | 34.9828°N -103.3783°W | align=center | 2005 | [78] | |
Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center | 34.605°N -103.9661°W | align=center | 2018 | [79] | |
Macho Springs Wind Facility | 32.5544°N -107.5092°W | align=center | 2011 | [80] | |
Milo Wind Project | 33.9017°N -103.3469°W | align=center | 2016 | [81] | |
Sterling Wind Facility | 33.3597°N -103.2506°W | align=center | 2017 | [82] | |
Wildcat Wind Facility | 32.9528°N -103.2853°W | align=center | 2012 | [83] | |
Anderson Wind Project | 33.0139°N -103.865°W | align=center | 2014 | [84] | |
Name | Coordinates | Discharge Capacity (MW) | Year Completed | Refs | ||
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Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid | 36.4233°N -105.62°W | align=center | 2022 | [85] | ||
NMSU Storage and Solar | 32.2861°N -106.7444°W | align=center | 2022 | [86] | ||
Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid | 34.605°N -103.9661°W | align=center | 2018 | [87] | ||
Prosperity Energy Storage Facility Hybrid | 35.0019°N -106.6372°W | align=center | 2011 | [88] |