Cunningham

Brownfield

Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico · Southwestern Public Service Co

Legacy capacity
75
MW

Cunningham is a natural gas plant in Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, retired 2024-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 75 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity75 MW
Retirement date2024-01-01
EIA plant ID#2454

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorSouthwestern Public Service Co
Operator address13m W. of Hobbs on hwy 62-180, Hobbs, NM, 88240
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Cunningham, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Cunningham
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CUNNINGHAMSubstation-AdjacentNMLea County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN302202Substation-AdjacentNMLea County230 kV300 MW3.4 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN309996Substation-AdjacentNMLea County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN308190Substation-AdjacentNMLea County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.1
MADDOXSubstation-AdjacentNMLea County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.3
LEA ROADSubstation-AdjacentNMLea County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs63.3
NEFSubstation-AdjacentNMLea County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.9
NE-HOBBSSubstation-AdjacentNMLea County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.8

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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