How many natural gas power plants are in New Mexico?

New Mexico has 19 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 3.7 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.

What is the largest natural gas power plant in New Mexico?

Hobbs Generating Station in Lea County, New Mexico is the largest, at 682 MW. It came online in 2008.

How many natural gas power plants were built in New Mexico in 2025?

1 natural gas power plant came online in New Mexico in 2025, with 86 MW of capacity.

Who is developing natural gas power plants in New Mexico?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Natural gas power plants in New Mexico

New Mexico has 19 operating natural gas power plants with 3.7 GW of capacity. 1 came online in 2025.

Operating19

See planned natural gas power plants in New Mexico

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

Under 250 MW250–999 MW1 GW and up

Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

New Mexico had 18 natural gas power plants online in 2016 and 19 in 2026

2016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’252026’26

Natural gas power plants online at the end of each year. Source: EIA-860M, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest natural gas power plants in New Mexico

Operating, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Hobbs Generating Station	Lea County	2008	682 MW
2	Luna Energy Facility	Luna County	2006	650 MW
3	Cunningham	Lea County	1998	444 MW
4	Rio Grande	Dona Ana County	2013	348 MW
5	Afton Generating Station	Dona Ana County	2007	287 MW
6	Maddox	Lea County	1976	212 MW
7	Pyramid	Hidalgo County	2003	186 MW
8	Valencia Energy Facility	Valencia County	2008	160 MW
9	Reeves	Bernalillo County	1962	154 MW
10	Rio Bravo	Bernalillo County	2000	150 MW

Natural gas power plants that came online most recently in New Mexico

Newest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Year online	Capacity
1	Bluffview	San Juan County	2025	86 MW
2	La Luz Energy Center	Valencia County	2015	42 MW
3	Ford Utilities Center	Bernalillo County	2014	14 MW
4	Rio Grande	Dona Ana County	2013	348 MW
5	LCEC Generation LLVC	Lea County	2012	47 MW
6	Hobbs Generating Station	Lea County	2008	682 MW
7	Valencia Energy Facility	Valencia County	2008	160 MW
8	Afton Generating Station	Dona Ana County	2007	287 MW
9	Luna Energy Facility	Luna County	2006	650 MW
10	Pyramid	Hidalgo County	2003	186 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks natural gas power plants

Operating natural gas power plants come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about natural gas power plants in New Mexico

How many natural gas power plants are in New Mexico?: New Mexico has 19 operating utility-scale natural gas power plants with 3.7 GW of capacity, according to the EIA's monthly survey of power plants.
What is the largest natural gas power plant in New Mexico?: Hobbs Generating Station in Lea County, New Mexico is the largest, at 682 MW. It came online in 2008.
How many natural gas power plants were built in New Mexico in 2025?: 1 natural gas power plant came online in New Mexico in 2025, with 86 MW of capacity.
Who is developing natural gas power plants in New Mexico?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.