Brownfield & Retired Power Plant Sites in New Mexico
22 catalogued brownfield and retired-generation sites in New Mexico, listed by former capacity. Each carries an existing utility-scale grid interconnection that a new datacenter load may be able to re-use.
| Site | Former use | Capacity | Retired | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | coal | 1,848 MW | 2022-09-01 | San Juan |
| Four Corners | coal | 633 MW | 2013-12-01 | San Juan |
| Valencia Energy Facility | gas | 497 MW | — | Valencia |
| Pinon Energy Center | gas | 293 MW | — | San Juan |
| Escalante | coal | 257 MW | 2020-11-01 | McKinley |
| Afton Generating Station | gas | 177 MW | — | Dona Ana |
| Milagro Cogeneration Plant | gas | 122 MW | 2016-03-01 | San Juan |
| Cunningham | gas | 75 MW | 2024-01-01 | Lea |
| Animas | gas | 50 MW | 2020-10-01 | San Juan |
| Chino Mines | gas | 48 MW | 2005-12-01 | Grant |
| Eddy County Generating Station | gas | 44 MW | — | Eddy |
| La Luz Energy Center | gas | 42 MW | — | Valencia |
| Las Vegas | oil | 20 MW | 2011-04-01 | San Miguel |
| Carlsbad | gas | 16 MW | 2017-12-01 | Eddy |
| Tucumcari | oil | 16 MW | 2010-12-01 | Quay |
| Freeport McMoRan | oil | 15 MW | 2017-01-01 | Grant |
| Blanco Compressor Station | gas | 3 MW | 2011-01-01 | San Juan |
| Univ New Mexico Cogen Plant | gas | 3 MW | 2009-02-01 | Bernalillo |
| Emcore Eubank Landfill | landfill | 2 MW | — | — |
| Ford Utilities Center | gas | 2 MW | 2003-05-01 | Bernalillo |
| Chevron Questa Project | superfund | 1 MW | — | — |
| East Jemez Road landfill | landfill | 1 MW | — | — |
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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