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Las Vegas

Brownfield

Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico · Public Service Co of NM

Legacy capacity
20
MW

Las Vegas is a oil plant in Las Vegas, San Miguel, New Mexico, retired 2011-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 20 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity20 MW
Retirement date2011-04-01
EIA plant ID#2447

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.9 mi
Operator addressnone available, Las Vegas, NM, 87701
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 — San Miguel 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)4,640
Construction employment270
Land value$836/acre

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate14.41¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.67¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.1%

Water & cooling

Water stressExtremely High
Public water supply2.2 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days1,400
Mean annual temp53°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index15.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers2 · 46% 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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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Las Vegas, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Las Vegas
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Las VegasGreenfieldNMSan Miguel——3.5 yrs55.4
EC Near Las VegasGreenfieldNMSan Miguel——3.5 yrs54.9
EC Near Las VegasGreenfieldNMSan Miguel——3.5 yrs54.5
EC Near Las VegasGreenfieldNMSan Miguel——3.5 yrs54.5
Las VegasBrownfieldNMSan Miguel County115 kV20 MW3.5 yrs54.4
STORRIE LAKESubstation-AdjacentNMMora County115 kV100 MW3.3 yrs54.3
EC Near Las VegasGreenfieldNMSan Miguel——3.5 yrs53.8
EC Near Las VegasGreenfieldNMSan Miguel——3.5 yrs53.5

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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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