Power plant · New Mexico, United States
Cunningham Power Plant
Cunningham Power Plant is a gas power plant in New Mexico, United States, with 444 MW of capacity, owned by Southwestern Public Service Co.
Grid connection
190 MW of its 444 MW is due to retire in 2027, which frees up that much of its grid connection at 230 kV to the grid of Southwestern Public Service Co.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | New Mexico | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Operating | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 1965 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Southwestern Public Service Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Southwestern Public Service Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 444 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | Southwestern Public Service Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 230 kV (levels 230, 115 kV) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2027 (190 MW retiring, 1 unit, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2040 (254 MW retiring, 2 units, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 32.7131, -103.3533 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
Research on this power plant and its owner.Who owns it up to the parent company, its grid connection and planning status, and an introduction to the owner.
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Cunningham is the 7th-largest of 13 power plants in New Mexico and the 854th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 444 MW is <0.1% of the 917,512 MW we hold for the United States. Ranks and totals cover the power plants in our data that report their capacity, not every one in existence. Power plants planned, permitted or under construction are ranked apart.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 7th of 13 | 7,275 MW | 6.1% |
| United States | 854th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,330th of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 768 water rights and 1 mine, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 4, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea County groundwater basin water right L-04209 | Water right | — | — | 1.9 km |
| Lea County groundwater basin water right L-05170 | Water right | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Lea County groundwater basin water right L-05170-A | Water right | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Intrepid Potash East | Mine | — | Operating | 47 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
More from Southwestern Public Service Co
- Project Matador Gas Plant (PMG)11,679 MW · permitted
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- Tolk1,136 MW
- Harrington1,080 MW
- Jones860 MW
- Hobbs Generating Station682 MW
- Elk Station599 MW
- Sagamore Wind522 MW
Other power plants in New Mexico
- San Juan1,848 MW
- Four Corners1,636 MW
- Hobbs Generating Station682 MW
- Luna Energy Facility650 MW
- Sagamore Wind522 MW
- Arroyo Solar Energy Storage Hybrid450 MW
- Rio Grande348 MW
- Escalante257 MW
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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