Valencia Energy Facility

Brownfield

Belen, Valencia, New Mexico · Valencia Power LLC

Legacy capacity
497
MW

Valencia Energy Facility is a natural gas plant in Belen, Valencia, New Mexico. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 497 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 capacity497 MW
EIA plant ID#55802

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.0 mi
OperatorValencia Power LLC
Operator address55 Christine Dr, Belen, NM, 87002
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 Valencia Energy Facility, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Valencia Energy Facility
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (WEST MESA - SANDIA)GreenfieldNMBernalillo County345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs67.0
STUDIO TAPSubstation-AdjacentNMBernalillo County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs66.0
Valencia Energy FacilityBrownfieldNMValencia County115 kV497 MW3.5 yrs65.8
STUDIOSubstation-AdjacentNMBernalillo County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs65.0
PALACESubstation-AdjacentNMBernalillo County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.5
BELENSubstation-AdjacentNMValencia County115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs62.7
Greenfield (WEST MESA - ARROYO)GreenfieldNMBernalillo County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.3
Greenfield (WEST MESA - ARROYO)GreenfieldNMValencia County345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs62.1

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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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