Power plants in the PNM (New Mexico) balancing area
The PNM (New Mexico) balancing area takes in 102 power plants with 7,538 MW of nameplate capacity, the 24th-largest of the 40 areas covered here. All of its plants are in New Mexico. Wind makes up 34% of the mix, and the largest plant is Luna Energy Facility (650 MW). Since 2020, 4,307 MW has come online here, 44% of it solar.
- Wind2,569 MW34%
- Solar2,204 MW29%
- Natural gas1,833 MW24%
- Battery storage908 MW12%
- Geothermal19.2 MW0.3%
- Biomass and waste3.3 MW0.0%
- Other sources1.1 MW0.0%
Capacity by decade it came online
Natural gasWindSolarBattery storageGeothermalBiomass and wasteOther sources
Above the line: capacity operating in 2025. Below: capacity retired at plants that still run.
The 25 largest plants in the area
| Rank | Plant | State | Runs on | Capacity | First unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luna Energy Facility | New Mexico | Natural gas | 650 MW | 2006 |
| 2 | Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid | New Mexico | Solar | 450 MW | 2023 |
| 3 | Red Cloud Wind LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 350 MW | 2021 |
| 4 | Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 325 MW | 2021 |
| 5 | La Joya NM | New Mexico | Wind | 306 MW | 2021 |
| 6 | Atrisco Energy Storage | New Mexico | Battery storage | 300 MW | 2024 |
| 7 | Atrisco Solar LLC | New Mexico | Solar | 300 MW | 2024 |
| 8 | San Juan Solar I | New Mexico | Solar | 300 MW | 2024 |
| 9 | El Cabo Wind | New Mexico | Wind | 298 MW | 2017 |
| 10 | Afton Generating Station | New Mexico | Natural gas | 287 MW | 2002 |
| 11 | Tecolote Wind LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 272 MW | 2021 |
| 12 | Sky Ranch Solar | New Mexico | Solar | 240 MW | 2024 |
| 13 | Aragonne Wind LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 235 MW | 2006 |
| 14 | Grady Wind Energy Center, LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 220 MW | 2019 |
| 15 | New Mexico Wind Energy Center | New Mexico | Wind | 204 MW | 2003 |
| 16 | Escalante (NM) | New Mexico | Solar | 200 MW | 2024 |
| 17 | TAG | New Mexico | Solar | 198 MW | 2025 |
| 18 | Shallow Basket | New Mexico | Solar | 190 MW | 2025 |
| 19 | Pyramid | New Mexico | Natural gas | 186 MW | 2003 |
| 20 | Valencia Energy Facility | New Mexico | Natural gas | 160 MW | 2008 |
| 21 | Reeves | New Mexico | Natural gas | 154 MW | 1960 |
| 22 | Rio Bravo | New Mexico | Natural gas | 150 MW | 2000 |
| 23 | Duran Mesa LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 105 MW | 2021 |
| 24 | Red Mesa Wind LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 102 MW | 2010 |
| 25 | High Lonesome Mesa LLC | New Mexico | Wind | 100 MW | 2009 |
States
| State | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 102 | 7,538 MW |
Operators with the most capacity
| Operator | Plants | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Public Service Co of NM | 8 | 1,418 MW |
| Pattern Operators LP | 5 | 1,272 MW |
| Avangrid Power LLC | 2 | 604 MW |
| Arroyo Solar LLC | 1 | 450 MW |
| Exus New Mexico | 10 | 388 MW |
| Atrisco Energy Storage LLC | 1 | 300 MW |
| Atrisco Solar LLC | 1 | 300 MW |
| San Juan Solar I, LLC | 1 | 300 MW |
| Sky Ranch Solar and Storage | 1 | 240 MW |
| Leeward Asset Management, LLC | 1 | 235 MW |