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Natural gas power plant · Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine
- Operator
- Tri-State G & T Assn, Inc
- County
- Hidalgo County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 1.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #7 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 7975
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 47 MW | 40 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 2 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 47 MW | 40 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 3 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 47 MW | 40 MW | 2003 | Operating |
| 4 | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | 47 MW | 40 MW | 2003 | 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
| TAG | Solar | 198 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 186 MW solar plant and a 186 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