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Natural gas power plant · Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- University of New Mexico
- County
- Bernalillo County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 0.08%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #17 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 50906
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 7.0 MW | 6.0 MW | 2005 | Operating |
| 5 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 6.7 MW | 6.2 MW | 2014 | Operating |
| 4 | All Other | 1.1 MW | 0.7 MW | 2011 | Operating |
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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| Lightning Dock Geothermal | Other | 19 MW |
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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 15 MW solar plant and a 15 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