Hobbs Generating Station
Natural gas power plant · Lea County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
682 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#4
of 169 plants
In service since
2008
September 2008
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Lea Power Partners LLC
- County
- Lea County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 3.80%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #1 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 56458
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST3 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 281 MW | 254 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GT1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 197 MW | 161 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| GT2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 197 MW | 160 MW | 2008 | Operating |
| CHW-T | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 7.2 MW | 4.3 MW | 2008 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New Mexico
| Four Corners | Coal | 1,636 MW |
| SunZia Wind North | Wind | 1,089 MW |
| Luna Energy Facility | Natural gas | 650 MW |
| Sagamore Wind | Wind | 522 MW |
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 682 MW solar plant and a 682 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