NM · State grid profile

New Mexico power grid

New Mexico's operating portfolio is led by Wind, followed by Oil & gas. Its 168 plants represent 12,932 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 7,832 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity12,932 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants168214 operating generators
Proposed capacity7,832 MW60.6% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations14Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

New Mexico capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Wind34.2%4,429 MW
Oil & gas29%3,744 MW
Solar18%2,325 MW
Coal12.7%1,636 MW
Storage5.3%689 MW
Hydro0.6%82 MW
Geothermal0.1%19 MW
Biomass0.1%7 MW
Industrial & other0%1 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest New Mexico power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
Four CornersPlant 2442CoalFruitland, NMSan Juan CountyArizona Public Service Co1,636 MW
Hobbs Generating StationPlant 56458Oil & gasHobbs, NMLea CountyLea Power Partners LLC682 MW
Luna Energy FacilityPlant 55343Oil & gasDeming, NMLuna CountyPublic Service Co of NM650 MW
Sagamore WindPlant 63578WindRogers, NMRoosevelt CountySouthwestern Public Service Co522 MW
Arroyo Solar Energy Storage HybridPlant 63172SolarPueblo Pintado, NMMcKinley CountyArroyo Solar LLC450 MW
CunninghamPlant 2454Oil & gasHobbs, NMLea CountySouthwestern Public Service Co444 MW
Red Cloud Wind LLCPlant 63981WindCorona, NMLincoln CountyPattern Operators LP350 MW
Rio GrandePlant 2444Oil & gasSunLand Park, NMDona Ana CountyEl Paso Electric Co348 MW
Clines Corners Wind Farm LLCPlant 64054WindEncino, NMTorrance CountyPattern Operators LP325 MW
La Joya NMPlant 61044WindEncino, NMTorrance CountyAvangrid Power LLC306 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap