Luna Energy Facility

OperatingNatural Gas

Ranked #3 of 20 Natural Gas plants in NM#357 of 2009 nationally

650 MW Natural Gas operating in Luna, NM — Public Service Company of New Mexico

EIAWD

650 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

units

Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle

Technology

2006

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

32.2993, -107.7834

County

Luna, NM

Nearby Plants

Solar PV Development NM 18 II LLC
Solar130 MW · 10.1 km
Carne Energy Storage, LLC
BESS130 MW · 10.1 km
Deming Solar Energy Center
Solar9 MW · 14.8 km

Ownership & Operator

Field	EIA	GEM	Wikidata
Operator	Public Service Co of NM	—	—
Owner(s)	Public Service Co of NM, Samchully Power & Utilities 1 LLC, Tucson Electric Power Co	—	—
Status	Operating	—	—

Ownership Chain

No GEM tracker match for this plant — ownership chain unavailable.

About

The Luna Energy Facility is a 650 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Luna County, New Mexico. It began operating in 2006 and is owned and operated by Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM). The plant consists of 3 generators and is the third-largest of 11 power plants in New Mexico, and the 359th-largest of 945 plants nationally. Luna Energy Facility operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is Public Service Company of New Mexico.

In the most recent year with available data, the plant generated 1,662,177 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 31.6%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $251.56 per kW, according to FERC filings. The plant is part of the Public Service Company of New Mexico balancing authority.

Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources

EIA Plant Profile Wikidata

Engineering & Generators

Grid Context

NERC Region

WECC

Balancing Authority

Public Service Company of New Mexico

Grid Voltage

345 kV

Regulatory Status

Entity Type

Investor-Owned Utility

Sector

Electric Utility

Generation

185.4K MWh

Latest Month

1.7M MWh

Annual Generation

31.6%

Capacity Factor

Dec 2022 – Dec 2025

Financial DataBeta

Source: FERC Form 1HIGH

$334/kW

Installed Cost

$8.2/MWh

Operating Cost

Tucson Electric Power Company

Reporting Utility

Annual Capital & Operating Expenses

Cumulative Installed Cost

Per-Unit Cost Trends

Pricing & Market Data

This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.

News & Articles (10)Beta

Industry·partnership

DESRI and EPE start work on 130MWac US solar and storage

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments and El Paso Electric commenced the construction of the 130MWac Carne solar and storage project.

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (developer)El Paso Electric (developer)

Power Technology·1 years ago

Industry·technology

D. E. Shaw begins construction at 130MW solar, 260MWh storage facility in New Mexico

DESRI, the renewable power arm of US investor DE Shaw, has started construction on a 130MW solar, 260MWh battery storage facility in the US state of New Mexico.

D. E. Shaw (developer)DESRI (developer)

Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago