La Luz Energy Center
Natural gas power plant · Valencia County, New Mexico
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Public Service Co of NM
- County
- Valencia County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.24%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #16 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 58284
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0001 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 42 MW | 40 MW | 2015 | 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
| LCEC Generation LLVC | Natural gas | 47 MW |
| Algodones | Natural gas | 45 MW |
| Cimarron Solar Facility | Solar | 31 MW |
| Chaves County Solar II | Solar | 30 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 42 MW solar plant and a 42 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