Luna Energy Facility
Natural gas power plant · Luna County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
650 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#5
of 169 plants
In service since
2006
April 2006
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Operator
- Public Service Co of NM
- County
- Luna County
- Generating units
- 3
- Share of state capacity
- 3.62%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #2 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 55343
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 300 MW | 258 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| CTG1 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 175 MW | 151 MW | 2006 | Operating |
| CTG2 | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 175 MW | 151 MW | 2006 | 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
| SunZia Wind North | Wind | 1,089 MW |
| Hobbs Generating Station | Natural gas | 682 MW |
| Sagamore Wind | Wind | 522 MW |
| Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid | Solar | 450 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 650 MW solar plant and a 650 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