398.3 MW Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine (132 MW) + Natural Gas Steam Turbine (267 MW) operating in Dona Ana, NM — El Paso Electric Company
398.3 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Hybrid (2)
Technology
Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine + Natural Gas Steam Turbine
1957
Operating Since
Coordinates
31.8047, -106.5472
County
Dona Ana, NM
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | El Paso Electric Co | El Paso Electric | — |
| Owner(s) | El Paso Electric Co | Sun Jupiter Holdings | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
The Rio Grande power plant, located in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, has a total capacity of 398.3 MW across four generators. The plant began operating in 1957 and is owned by Sun Jupiter Holdings, with El Paso Electric Co. serving as the operator. The primary fuel source is natural gas, utilized in both combustion turbine and steam turbine technologies. Rio Grande is considered a hybrid plant, using multiple forms of generation.
In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 789,796 MWh, achieving a capacity factor of 22.5%. The plant operates within the El Paso Electric Company balancing authority and is part of the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Rio Grande is the 5th largest power plant out of 11 in New Mexico, and ranks 550th out of 945 plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
El Paso Electric Company
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
42.1K MWh
Latest Month
789.8K MWh
Annual Generation
22.5%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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