Tucumcari

Brownfield

Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico · Southwestern Public Service Co

Legacy capacity
16
MW

Tucumcari is a oil plant in Tucumcari, Quay, New Mexico, retired 2010-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 16 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 capacity16 MW
Retirement date2010-12-01
EIA plant ID#2469

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.2 mi
OperatorSouthwestern Public Service Co
Operator addressP.O.Box 1086, Tucumcari, NM, 88401
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Tucumcari, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Tucumcari
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN306265Substation-AdjacentNMQuay County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN309045Substation-AdjacentNMQuay County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs60.7
UNKNOWN300384Substation-AdjacentNMQuay County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs56.2
Greenfield (CURRY COUNTY - NORTON)GreenfieldNMCurry County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs54.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN300384 - NORTON)GreenfieldNMQuay County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs54.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN300384 - NORTON)GreenfieldNMQuay County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs53.9
Greenfield (CURRY COUNTY - NORTON)GreenfieldNMQuay County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs53.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN309045 - None)GreenfieldNMQuay County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs53.7

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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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