Power Plants in New Mexico
All 174 operable plants · EIA inventory, August 2026.
Capacity by fuel
| Fuel | Capacity | Share | Plants |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wind | 8,080 MW | 44.5% | 31 |
| Solar | 3,987 MW | 22.0% | 110 |
| Natural gas | 3,660 MW | 20.2% | 19 |
| Coal | 1,636 MW | 9.0% | 1 |
| Battery storage | 665 MW | 3.7% | 7 |
| Hydro | 82 MW | 0.4% | 4 |
| Other | 46 MW | 0.3% | 2 |
Nameplate capacity — what the fleet could produce running flat out — not what it actually generated. A plant is filed under the fuel carrying most of its capacity. See what New Mexico actually generated →
Largest plants in New Mexico
| # | Plant | Fuel | Capacity | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SunZia Wind SouthLincoln County | Wind | 2,561 MW | 2026 |
| 2 | Four CornersSan Juan County | Coal | 1,636 MW | 1969 |
| 3 | SunZia Wind NorthTorrance County | Wind | 1,089 MW | 2026 |
| 4 | Hobbs Generating StationLea County | Natural gas | 682 MW | 2008 |
| 5 | Luna Energy FacilityLuna County | Natural gas | 650 MW | 2006 |
| 6 | Sagamore WindRoosevelt County | Wind | 522 MW | 2020 |
| 7 | Arroyo Solar Energy Storage HybridMcKinley County | Solar | 450 MW | 2023 |
| 8 | CunninghamLea County | Natural gas | 444 MW | 1965 |
| 9 | Red Cloud Wind LLCLincoln County | Wind | 350 MW | 2021 |
| 10 | Rio GrandeDona Ana County | Natural gas | 348 MW | 1958 |
New Mexico's generating fleet in context
New Mexico's generating fleet holds 18.2 GW of nameplate capacity, ranking it 31st among the 50 states and DC. Wind dominates at 44.5%, followed by solar at 22%, natural gas at 20.2%, coal at 9%, battery storage at 3.7%, hydro at 0.4%, and other sources at 0.3%. The fleet spans 174 plants, of which 172 were in service as of August 2026.
The state's five largest plants are SunZia Wind South, a wind installation rated for 2,561 MW that came online in 2026; Four Corners, a coal plant with 1,636 MW of capacity built in 1969; SunZia Wind North, a 1,089 MW wind facility also opened in 2026; Hobbs Generating Station, a natural gas plant rated for 682 MW first run in 2008; and Luna Energy Facility, a natural gas plant of 650 MW that began operation in 2006.
The fleet's oldest plant still listed is Elephant Butte, which came online in November 1940. The newest is Santa Teresa Solar, which entered service in August 2026, the same month as this data.
Written from the EIA figures on this page, covering data through August 2026.
Every plant in New Mexico, by fuel
Wind31 plants · 8,080 MW
All US wind plants →Solar110 plants · 3,987 MW
All US solar plants →Natural gas19 plants · 3,660 MW
All US natural gas plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Generating Station | Lea | 682 MW | 4 | 2008 |
| Luna Energy Facility | Luna | 650 MW | 3 | 2006 |
| Cunningham | Lea | 444 MW | 3 | 1965 |
| Rio Grande | Dona Ana | 348 MW | 3 | 1958 |
| Afton Generating Station | Dona Ana | 287 MW | 2 | 2002 |
| Maddox | Lea | 212 MW | 3 | 1963 |
| Pyramid | Hidalgo | 186 MW | 4 | 2003 |
| Valencia Energy Facility | Valencia | 160 MW | 1 | 2008 |
| Reeves | Bernalillo | 154 MW | 3 | 1960 |
| Rio Bravo | Bernalillo | 150 MW | 1 | 2000 |
| Lordsburg Generating | Hidalgo | 88 MW | 2 | 2002 |
| Bluffview | San Juan | 86 MW | 4 | 2005 |
| Chino Mines | Grant | 54 MW | 2 | 1959 |
| LCEC Generation LLVC | Lea | 47 MW | 5 | 2012 |
| Algodones | Sandoval | 45 MW | 3 | 1954 |
| La Luz Energy Center | Valencia | 42 MW | 1 | 2015 |
| Ford Utilities Center | Bernalillo | 15 MW | 3 | 2005 |
| Southside Water Reclamation Plant | Bernalillo | 6.6 MW | 4 | 1987 |
| New Mexico State University | Dona Ana | 4.7 MW | 1 | 1996 |
Coal1 plant · 1,636 MW
All US coal plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Corners | San Juan | 1,636 MW | 2 | 1969 |
Battery storage7 plants · 665 MW
All US battery storage plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrisco Energy Storage | Bernalillo | 300 MW | 1 | 2024 |
| Carne Energy Storage, LLC | Luna | 130 MW | 1 | 2026 |
| Sky Ranch BESS II | Valencia | 100 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Sandia Energy Center | Bernalillo | 60 MW | 1 | 2026 |
| Route 66 Energy Storage | Cibola | 50 MW | 1 | 2025 |
| Kit Carson Co-Op | Taos | 24 MW | 2 | 2025 |
| Prosperity Energy Storage Facility Hybri | Bernalillo | 1.3 MW | 2 | 2011 |
Hydro4 plants · 82 MW
All US hydro plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navajo Dam | San Juan | 30 MW | 2 | 1989 |
| Elephant Butte | Sierra | 28 MW | 3 | 1940 |
| Abiquiu Dam | Rio Arriba | 16 MW | 3 | 1989 |
| El Vado Dam | Rio Arriba | 8.0 MW | 1 | 1988 |
Other2 plants · 46 MW
All US other plants →| Plant | County | Capacity | Units | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quay County | Quay | 27 MW | 1 | 2013 |
| Lightning Dock Geothermal | Hidalgo | 19 MW | 5 | 2013 |
Sorted by nameplate capacity within each fuel. “Online” is the year the plant’s earliest surviving unit entered service.