Power plant · New Mexico, United States
Hobbs Generating Station
Hobbs Generating Station is a gas power plant in New Mexico, United States, with 682 MW of capacity, owned by Lea Power Partners LLC.
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 | 2008 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Lea Power Partners LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Lea Power Partners LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 682 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle | 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 |
| Coordinates | 32.7283, -103.3094 | 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.
Request researchHow it compares
Hobbs Generating Station is the 3rd-largest of 13 power plants in New Mexico and the 547th-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 682 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 | 3rd of 13 | 7,275 MW | 9.4% |
| United States | 547th of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 882nd of 15,800 | 1,923,633 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 784 water rights, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 3.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea County groundwater basin water right L-05176 | Water right | — | — | 1.8 km |
| Lea County groundwater basin water right L-04662 | Water right | — | — | 2.7 km |
| Lea County groundwater basin water right L-04663 | Water right | — | — | 3.0 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
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- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
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