Power plant · New Mexico, United States
Rio Grande Power Plant
Rio Grande Power Plant is a gas power plant in New Mexico, United States, with 348 MW of capacity, owned by El Paso Electric Co.
Grid connection
50 MW of its 348 MW is due to retire in 2027, which frees up that much of its grid connection at 115 kV to the grid of El Paso Electric 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 | 1958 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | El Paso Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | El Paso Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 348 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Natural Gas Steam Turbine | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Grid operator | El Paso Electric Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Voltage | 115 kV | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2033 (167 MW retiring, 1 unit, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Planned retirement | 2027 (50 MW retiring, 1 unit, planned retirement reported to eia) | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 31.8047, -106.5472 | 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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Rio Grande is the 8th-largest of 13 power plants in New Mexico and the 872nd-largest of 1,009 in the United States by capacity; its 348 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 | 8th of 13 | 7,275 MW | 4.8% |
| United States | 872nd of 1,009 | 917,512 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants in our data | 1,523rd of 15,799 | 1,918,113 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 260 water rights, 2 mines (1 operating) and 2 data centers, measured from the coordinates in the facts above. The table shows the nearest 7, up to 3 per kind.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Rio Grande groundwater basin water right LRG-07358 | Water right | — | — | 2.5 km |
| Lower Rio Grande groundwater basin water right LRG-00780-1 | Water right | — | — | 3.4 km |
| Lower Rio Grande groundwater basin water right LRG-15679 | Water right | — | — | 3.5 km |
| McKelligon Canyon | Mine | — | Operating | 7.4 km |
| OpenAI Stargate New Mexico | Data center | — | Under construction | 13 km |
| MDC | Data center | — | — | 23 km |
| Sunset Sand and Gravel | Mine | — | Closed | 40 km |
Owner, operator, grid operator and place
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Data on this page
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