Southside Water Reclamation Plant
Natural gas power plant · Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Details
- Primary fuel
- Natural gas
- Technology
- Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine
- Operator
- Albuquerque City of
- County
- Bernalillo County
- Generating units
- 4
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among natural gas plants in New Mexico
- #18 of 19
- EIA plant code
- 10339
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 2.2 MW | 2.1 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN2 | Other Waste Biomass | 2.2 MW | 2.1 MW | 2002 | Operating |
| GEN3 | Natural Gas Internal Combustion Engine | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1987 | Operating |
| GEN4 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 1987 | 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
| Cibola | Solar | 7.6 MW |
| Los Lunas Solar Energy Center | Solar | 7.0 MW |
| Sandoval Solar Energy Center | Solar | 6.1 MW |
| ASG-2 Community Solar | Solar | 5.0 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 6.6 MW solar plant and a 6.6 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