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Eddy County Generating Station

Brownfield

Eddy, New Mexico · Public Service Co of NM

Legacy capacity
44
MW

Eddy County Generating Station is a natural gas plant in Eddy, New Mexico. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 44 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 capacity44 MW
EIA plant ID#55252

Grid hookup & remediation

OperatorPublic Service Co of NM
Operator addressNM
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.

Site conditions & market — Eddy County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)27,379
IT / tech employment14
Construction employment3,117
Land value$907/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate13.30¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.44¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.1%

Water & cooling

Water stressExtremely High
Public water supply13.4 MGD
Industrial water use0.9 MGD
Cooling degree days1,400
Mean annual temp53°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index15.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers4 · 49% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

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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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