Algodones
Natural gas power plant · Sandoval County, New Mexico · not currently in service
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Steam Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of NM
- County
- Sandoval County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.25%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #15 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 2475
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1954 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 2 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1954 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
| 3 | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | 15 MW | 15 MW | 1959 | Out of service and NOT expected to return to service in next calendar year |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 45 MW solar plant and a 45 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New Mexico power plants · What New Mexico actually generates