How many natural gas power plants are planned in New Mexico?

Developers have proposed 28 natural gas power plants in New Mexico with 2.8 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

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

Gaines Thermal in Gaines County, New Mexico is the largest planned, at 1,003 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.

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.

Planned natural gas power plants in New Mexico

Developers have proposed 28 natural gas power plants in New Mexico with 2.8 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating natural gas power plants in New Mexico

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned natural gas power plants in New Mexico are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned natural gas power plants by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned natural gas power plants in New Mexico

Planned, by capacity

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Gaines Thermal	Gaines County	2028	1,003 MW
2	Kirtland Thermal	Kirtland County	2030	180 MW
3	Hobbs Thermal	Hobbs County	2029	160 MW
4	La Plata Thermal	La Plata County	2028	85 MW
5	NTEC Gas Plant	San Juan County	2028	61 MW
6	NTEC Gas Plant	San Juan County	2028	61 MW
7	NTEC Gas Plant	San Juan County	2028	61 MW
8	NTEC Gas Plant	San Juan County	2028	61 MW
9	NTEC Gas Plant	San Juan County	2028	61 MW
10	NTEC Gas Plant	San Juan County	2028	61 MW

Planned natural gas power plants expected online soonest in New Mexico

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Natural gas power plant	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Westside - (NM)	San Juan County	2027	16 MW
2	Bloomfield Thermal	Bloomfield County	2027	60 MW
3	Westside - (NM)	San Juan County	2028	24 MW
4	Westside - (NM)	San Juan County	2028	20 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 planned in New Mexico?: Developers have proposed 28 natural gas power plants in New Mexico with 2.8 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned natural gas power plant in New Mexico?: Gaines Thermal in Gaines County, New Mexico is the largest planned, at 1,003 MW. It is expected to come online in 2028.
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.