List of power stations in New Mexico
The following page lists power stations in the U.S. state of New Mexico.
Coal
| Name | Image | Location | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) |
Year Completed |
Scheduled Retirement | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners Generating Station |  |
San Juan County | 36°41′24″N 108°28′53″W / 36.69000°N 108.48139°W | 1,636 | 1969 - Unit 4 1970 - Unit 5 |
Units 1, 2 & 3 retired in 2013, Unit 4 and 5 scheduled for 2031 | [1][2][3] |
| San Juan Generating Station |  |
San Juan County | 36°48′02″N 108°26′19″W / 36.80056°N 108.43861°W | 924 | 1973 - Unit 1 1982 - Unit 4 |
Units 2 and 3 retired in 2017, Units 1 and 4 retiring in 2022 | [4][5][6] |
| Escalante Generating Station | McKinley County | 35°24′57″N 108°04′55″W / 35.41583°N 108.08194°W | 257 | 1984 | End of 2020 | [7][8][9] |
Natural gas
| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afton | Dona Ana County | 287 | Public service Co of NM | 2002/2007 |
| Algodones | Sandoval County | 45 | Public service Co of NM | 1954/1959 |
| Las Animas | San Juan County | 18 | City of Farmington | 1994 |
| Bluffview | San Juan County | 67 | City of Farmington | 2005 |
| Chino Hurley | Grant County | 54 | Freeport McMoRan Corp | 1959/2001 |
| Cunningham | Lea County | 519 | Southwestern Public Service Co | 1957/1965/1998 |
| La Luz | Valencia County | 42,3 | Public Service Co of NM | 2015 |
| Hobbs | Lea County | 665 | Lea Power Partners | 2008 |
| LCEC Generation | Lea County | 46.5 | Western Farmers Elec Coop, Inc | 2012 |
| Lordsburg | Hidalgo County | 88 | Public Service Co of NM | 2002 |
| Luna | Luna County | 650 | Public Service Co of NM | 2006 |
| Maddox | Lea County | 212 | Southwestern Public Service Co | 1963/1967/1976 |
| Pyramid | Hidalgo County | 186 | Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc | 2003 |
| Reeves | Bernalillo County | 154 | Public Service Co of NM | 1960/1962 |
| Rio Bravo | Bernalillo County | 150 | Public Service Co of NM | 2000 |
| Rio Grande | Dona Ana County | 372 | El Paso Electric Co | 1957/1958/1972/2013 |
| Valencia | Valencia County | 159.5 | Valencia Power LLC | 2008 |
Hydroelectric
| Name | Location | Capacity (MW) | Operator | Year opened |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiquiu Dam | Abiquiu Lake | 16.5 | Los Alamos County | 1994 |
| El Vado Dam | El Vado Lake | 8 | Los Alamos County | 1935 |
| Elephant Butte Dam | Elephant Butte, New Mexico | 28 | United States Bureau of Reclamation | 1916 |
| Navajo Dam | Navajo Lake | 30 | City of Farmington | 1989 |
Solar photovoltaic
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Wind
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Geothermal
- Lightning Dock near Animas, New Mexico[49][50][51][52]
See also
References
- ^ Four Corners Steam Plant
- ^ Four Corners worries about jobs as coal-fired plants power down
- ^ IEEFA U.S: Tribal investment in struggling coal-fired Four Corners plant will lose millions
- ^ Farmington announces agreement to keep San Juan Generating Station open
- ^ San Juan Generating Station
- ^ How San Juan Generating Station went from powerhouse to possible closure
- ^ Escalante Generating Station
- ^ Why the Award-Winning Escalante Generating Station Calls Gallup Home
- ^ Paul, Jesse (2020-01-09). "Tri-State Generation to close all of its Colorado, New Mexico coal-fired power plants and coal mines — 3 locations — by 2030". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ^ EIA New Mexico Overview
- ^ EIA New Mexico Hydro Overview
- ^ a b 140 MW Solar Farms in SE NM to Start Delivering Power
- ^ Macho Springs - Fact Sheet
- ^ "Cimarron Solar Project". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
- ^ Cimarron Solar Facility Begins Commercial Operation
- ^ Tri-State Announces 25-Megawatt Alta Luna Solar Project
- ^ North Carolina-based energy company's large solar project in New Mexico is up and running
- ^ Facebook: Sustainable Data Centers
- ^ NRG Solar begins operations at New Mexico's Roadrunner facility
- ^ El Paso Electric - Las Cruces Centennial Solar Farm
- ^ a b PNM holds dedication ceremony for South Valley and Santolina Solar Energy Centers
- ^ a b c d e Hunt Institute for Global Competitiveness Solar Web Map
- ^ PNM Holds Dedication Ceremony for Rio Communities Solar Energy Center
- ^ Facebook Data Center Solar Energy Generation
- ^ Table 6.3. New Utility Scale Generating Units by Operating Company, Plant, and Month, 2019
- ^ PNM Sustainability: Rio De Oro Solar Energy Center 1
- ^ PNM Holds Dedication Ceremony for Santa Fe County Solar Energy Center
- ^ PNM installs panels at Meadow Lake solar center
- ^ Work Begins at PNM Manzano Solar Energy Center Site
- ^ Otero Solar Power Plant
- ^ Standard Solar completes 9.8-MW solar farm in Gallup, New Mexico
- ^ Los Alamos County Department of Public Utilities Energy Resources
- ^ Broadview Wind Project
- ^ Towers of Power: El Cabo plant is up and running
- ^ Roosevelt Wind Farm
- ^ Pattern Energy: Grady Wind
- ^ New Mexico Wind Energy Center
- ^ San Juan Mesa Wind Farm
- ^ Red Mesa Wind Energy Center
- ^ N.M. Attracting Wind Farms; Newest One With 40-Story Turbines
- ^ Aragonne Mesa Wind Farm
- ^ Caprock Wind Ranch
- ^ NextEra Energy Resources Portfolio
- ^ Macho Springs Wind Facility
- ^ EDF RE’s Milo Wind Project begins commercial operation
- ^ Sterling Wind Facility
- ^ Wildcat Wind Facility
- ^ Goldman Sachs Unit Buys New Mexico Project From BayWa
- ^ "Geothermal Resource Area: Lightning Dock Geothermal Area". OpenEI. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Dahal, Samir; McDonald, Mark R.; Bubach, Bailey; Crowell, Anna M. "Evaluation of Geothermal Potential of Lightning Dock KGRA, New Mexico". Geothermal Library. Geo Thermal Resource Council. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Mayfield, Dan. "State's first utility-scale geothermal plant heats up". Albuquerque Business First. American City Business Journals. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ Economic Development Department Secretary Jon Barela, PNM Celebrate Opening of New Mexico's First Utility-Scale Geothermal Plant. http://www.nmnn.net/press/econdev011514-2.pdf. Accessed 6 February 2014. New Mexico Economic Development Department Press Release dated 15 January 2014.