Power plants in New Mexico
170 operating power projects with 18,055 MW of nameplate capacity, from EIA-860M for August 2026.
Projects
170
Nameplate capacity
18,055 MW
Counties with a plant
27
Operators
96
Power markets: CAISO prices, SPP prices
Capacity by fuel
Wind · 8,079 MW · 31Natural gas · 3,557 MW · 17Solar · 3,291 MW · 111Coal · 1,636 MW · 1Battery storage · 1,360 MW · 4Hydro · 82 MW · 4Other fuels · 51 MW · 2
MW is nameplate from operating generators and batteries. Plant counts use each project's primary fuel, so a coal and gas plant counts once.
Largest power plants in New Mexico
Top 50 · All 170 plants| Plant | Primary fuel | MW | County | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SunZia Wind South | Wind | 2,561 | Lincoln | Pattern Operators LP |
| Four Corners | Coal | 1,636 | San Juan | Arizona Public Service Co |
| SunZia Wind North | Wind | 1,089 | Torrance | Pattern Operators LP |
| Hobbs Generating Station | Natural gas | 682 | Lea | Lea Power Partners LLC |
| Luna Energy Facility | Natural gas | 650 | Luna | Public Service Co of NM |
| Sagamore Wind | Wind | 522 | Roosevelt | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid | Solar and battery storage | 450 | McKinley | Arroyo Solar LLC |
| Cunningham | Natural gas | 444 | Lea | Southwestern Public Service Co |
| Red Cloud Wind LLC | Wind | 350 | Lincoln | Pattern Operators LP |
| Rio Grande | Natural gas | 348 | Dona Ana | El Paso Electric Co |
New Mexico power plants by fuel
Newest plants in New Mexico
Ordered by the month the first generator began operating.
Santa Teresa SolarSolar · 150 MW · Dona Ana County · August 2026Sandia Energy CenterBattery storage · 60 MW · Bernalillo County · June 2026Juniper Sol Solar CSGSolar · 5 MW · Santa Fe County · June 2026Rockhound Sol Solar CSGSolar · 4 MW · Luna County · June 2026Pluma - SLT Hidalgo CSGSolar · 3.8 MW · Hidalgo County · June 2026SunZia Wind SouthWind · 2,561.2 MW · Lincoln County · May 2026
Counties with the most capacity
Largest operators in New Mexico
Pattern Operators LP9 plants · 5,247 MW
Arizona Public Service Co1 plant · 1,636 MW
Public Service Co of NM7 plants · 1,373 MW
Southwestern Public Service Co5 plants · 1,313 MW
Lea Power Partners LLC1 plant · 682 MW
Grouped by EIA operator name. Parent companies are not merged.
All 170 plants in New Mexico, by county
Bernalillo County 19 plants
- Atrisco Energy Storage Battery storage · 300 MW
- Atrisco Solar LLC Solar · 300 MW
- Quail Ranch Solar and BESS Solar · 200 MW
- Reeves Natural gas · 154 MW
- Rio Bravo Natural gas · 150 MW
- Sandia Energy Center Battery storage · 60 MW
- Ford Utilities Center Natural gas · 14.8 MW
- Santolina Solar Energy Center Solar · 10.5 MW
- South Valley Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Facebook 2 Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Facebook 3 Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Rio Rancho Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Southside Water Reclamation Plant Natural gas · 6.6 MW
- Netflix ABQ System A Solar · 2.6 MW
- Albuquerque Solar Energy Center Solar · 2 MW
- Eubank Landfill Solar Array Solar · 2 MW
- Netflix ABQ System B Solar · 2 MW
- Prosperity Energy Storage Facility Hybri Solar · 1.3 MW
- RC Energy AA LLC Solar Facility Solar · 1 MW
Catron County 1 plant
- Borderlands Wind, LLC Wind · 100 MW
Chaves County 8 plants
- Chaves Solar, LLC Solar · 70 MW
- Roswell Solar, LLC Solar · 70 MW
- Chaves County Solar II Solar · 30 MW
- Anderson Wind II Wind · 10 MW
- Anderson Wind I Wind · 5 MW
- XCEL-1 Community Solar Solar · 5 MW
- GSE NM1 Solar · 2.3 MW
- SEV NM Phase 2 Solar · 2 MW
Cibola County 5 plants
- Route 66 Energy Center, LLC Solar · 49.5 MW
- Route 66 Energy Storage Battery storage · 49.5 MW
- Cibola Solar · 7.6 MW
- Grants CDEC 2 Solar · 4.5 MW
- Bluewater CDEC 1 Solar · 2.4 MW
Colfax County 4 plants
- Cimarron Solar Facility Solar · 30.6 MW
- Angel Fire Energy Facility Solar · 11.2 MW
- Springer Solar 1 Solar · 1 MW
- Syncarpha Eagle Nest Solar · 1 MW
Curry County 8 plants
- Grady Wind Energy Center, LLC Wind · 220.5 MW
- Broadview Energy JN, LLC Wind · 181.7 MW
- Broadview Energy KW, LLC Wind · 142.6 MW
- Broadview Energy Prime Wind · 9.9 MW
- Broadview Energy Prime 2 Wind · 9.9 MW
- Pluma - Clovis Concrete North CSG Solar · 3.4 MW
- Pluma - Curry Road North Solar · 3 MW
- SoCore Clovis 1 Solar · 2 MW
Dona Ana County 14 plants
- Rio Grande Natural gas · 348.3 MW
- Afton Generating Station Natural gas · 287 MW
- Milagro Solar I Solar · 225 MW
- Santa Teresa Solar Solar · 150 MW
- Roadrunner Solar Solar · 20.2 MW
- SunE EPE2 LLC Solar · 12 MW
- SunE EPE1 LLC Solar · 10 MW
- Hatch Solar Energy Center I, LLC Solar · 5 MW
- SLO-3 Community Solar Solar · 5 MW
- Emi NM Bent Bow Solar · 5 MW
- Pluma - SLT Las Cruces Solar · 5 MW
- New Mexico State University Natural gas · 4.7 MW
- WSMR I Solar · 4.1 MW
- NMSU Solar and Storage Solar · 4 MW
Eddy County 2 plants
- Hayhurst New Mexico Solar Solar · 20 MW
- SPS5 Hopi Solar · 10.1 MW
Grant County 1 plant
- Silver City WWTP PV Project Solar · 1 MW
Guadalupe County 1 plant
- Aragonne Wind LLC Wind · 235 MW
Hidalgo County 4 plants
- Pyramid Natural gas · 186 MW
- Lordsburg Generating Natural gas · 88 MW
- Lightning Dock Geothermal Geothermal · 19.2 MW
- Pluma - SLT Hidalgo CSG Solar · 3.8 MW
Lea County 13 plants
- Hobbs Generating Station Natural gas · 681.5 MW
- Cunningham Natural gas · 444.2 MW
- Oso Grande Wind Farm Wind · 249.8 MW
- Maddox Natural gas · 212 MW
- Cunningham Solar I & BESS Solar · 108 MW
- LCEC Generation LLVC Natural gas · 46.5 MW
- Sterling I Wind Farm Wind · 29.9 MW
- Wildcat Wind Wind · 27.3 MW
- SPS4 Monument Solar · 10.1 MW
- SPS1 Dollarhide Solar · 10 MW
- SPS2 Jal Solar · 10 MW
- SPS3 Lea Solar · 10 MW
- Middle Daisy Solar · 5 MW
Lincoln County 5 plants
- SunZia Wind South Wind · 2,561.2 MW
- Red Cloud Wind LLC Wind · 350 MW
- Tecolote Wind LLC Wind · 272 MW
- Duran Mesa LLC Wind · 105 MW
- Carrizozo Solar Solar · 3 MW
Luna County 8 plants
- Luna Energy Facility Natural gas · 650 MW
- Solar PV Development NM 18 II LLC Solar · 260 MW
- Macho Springs Solar · 55 MW
- Macho Springs Power I Wind · 50.4 MW
- Alta Luna Solar · 28.1 MW
- Deming Solar Energy Center Solar · 9 MW
- Rockhound Sol Solar CSG Solar · 4 MW
- Columbus Solar Project Solar · 1.9 MW
McKinley County 3 plants
- Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid Solar · 450 MW
- Escalante (NM) Solar · 200 MW
- City of Gallup Solar Solar · 8 MW
Otero County 5 plants
- Buena Vista Energy Center Solar · 170 MW
- Otero Solar Solar · 8 MW
- Alamogordo Solar Energy Center Solar · 5 MW
- Holloman Solar Facility Solar · 5 MW
- Pluma - Reynolds (CSG) Solar · 5 MW
Quay County 6 plants
- New Mexico Wind Energy Center Wind · 204 MW
- Caprock Wind Farm Wind · 100 MW
- Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid Wind · 51.9 MW
- Quay County Oil · 27 MW
- Caprock Solar 1 LLC Solar · 25 MW
- Mesalands Comm College Wind Turbine Wind · 1.5 MW
Rio Arriba County 7 plants
- Shallow Basket Solar · 190 MW
- Jicarilla Solar 1 LLC Solar · 70 MW
- Jicarilla Solar 2 Solar · 50 MW
- Abiquiu Dam Hydro · 15.6 MW
- El Vado Dam Hydro · 8 MW
- Alcalde Solar Array Solar · 2.4 MW
- Syncarpha El Rito Solar · 1.6 MW
Roosevelt County 4 plants
- Sagamore Wind Wind · 522 MW
- Roosevelt County Wind · 250 MW
- San Juan Mesa Wind Project LLC Wind · 120 MW
- Milo Wind Project LLC Wind · 50 MW
San Juan County 4 plants
- Four Corners Coal · 1,636.2 MW
- San Juan Solar I Solar · 300 MW
- Bluffview Natural gas · 85.8 MW
- Navajo Dam Hydro · 30 MW
San Miguel County 5 plants
- San Miguel I Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- San Miguel II Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Las Vegas Solar Energy Center Solar · 5 MW
- Pluma - Pino Solar · 5 MW
- Storrie Lake Solar Project Solar · 1.5 MW
Sandoval County 10 plants
- TAG Solar · 197.8 MW
- Red Mesa Wind LLC Wind · 102.4 MW
- Encino Solar Energy Center Solar · 55 MW
- NMRD Data Center III, LLC Solar · 50 MW
- Sandoval Solar Energy Center Solar · 6.1 MW
- ASG-2 Community Solar Solar · 5 MW
- Cuba 2.5ac, LLC Solar · 2.5 MW
- City of Rio Rancho WWTP Solar · 1.2 MW
- Sue Cleveland High School Solar · 1 MW
- Rio Rancho High School Solar · 1 MW
Santa Fe County 2 plants
- Santa Fe Solar Energy Center Solar · 9.5 MW
- Juniper Sol Solar CSG Solar · 5 MW
Sierra County 3 plants
- Elephant Butte Hydro · 27.9 MW
- City of Truth or Consequences PV Solar · 1.9 MW
- Wal-Mart Truth or Consequences PV Solar · 1 MW
Taos County 7 plants
- Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid Solar · 27.5 MW
- Kit Carson Co-Op Solar · 23.7 MW
- Syncarpha Taos Solar · 3.1 MW
- Syncarpha Questa Solar · 1.6 MW
- Kit Carson Solar · 1.3 MW
- Blue Sky One Solar · 1.3 MW
- Questa Solar Facility Solar · 1 MW
Torrance County 7 plants
- SunZia Wind North Wind · 1,089 MW
- Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC Wind · 325 MW
- La Joya NM Wind · 306.2 MW
- El Cabo Wind Wind · 298 MW
- High Lonesome Mesa LLC Wind · 100 MW
- Britton Solar Energy Center Solar · 50 MW
- CNMEC Solar Energy Center Solar · 2 MW
Valencia County 14 plants
- Sky Ranch Solar Solar · 240 MW
- Valencia Energy Facility Natural gas · 159.5 MW
- Sky Ranch BESS II Battery storage · 100 MW
- La Luz Energy Center Natural gas · 42.3 MW
- Rio Communities Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Facebook 1 Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Vista Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Rio De Oro Solar Energy Center Solar · 10 MW
- Meadow Lake Solar Energy Center Solar · 9.1 MW
- Manzano Solar Solar · 8.4 MW
- Los Lunas Solar Energy Center Solar · 7 MW
- ASG-4 Community Solar Solar · 5 MW
- ASG-8 Solar · 5 MW
- SLO-1 Community Solar Solar · 5 MW
Questions about power plants in New Mexico
How many power plants are in New Mexico?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists 170 operating power projects in New Mexico, with 18,055 MW of nameplate capacity including batteries.
What is the largest power plant in New Mexico?
SunZia Wind South in Lincoln County, with 2,561.2 MW of nameplate capacity. The next largest is Four Corners, with 1,636.2 MW.
How much of New Mexico's capacity is natural gas?
3,557 MW, about 20% of nameplate capacity. 17 projects have natural gas as their primary fuel.
Source: EIA-860M August 2026, published 2026-09-24. Page updated 2026-10-04. Data sources