681.5 MW Natural Gas operating in Lea, NM — Southwest Power Pool
681.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
Technology
2008
Operating Since
Coordinates
32.7283, -103.3094
County
Lea, NM
Nearby Plants
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Lea Power Partners LLC | Lea Power Partners | — |
| Owner(s) | Lea Power Partners LLC | ArcLight Capital Holdings | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Hobbs Generating Station is a 681.5 MW natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant located in Lea County, New Mexico. The plant began operating in 2008 and consists of 4 generators. It is owned by ArcLight Capital Holdings and operated by Lea Power Partners LLC. The plant is interconnected to the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) grid and falls within the Midcontinent Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region.
Hobbs Generating Station is the second-largest power plant in New Mexico out of 11 facilities, and ranks 333rd nationally out of 945 plants. In the most recent year of data, the plant generated 3,284,123 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 54.9%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
MRO
Balancing Authority
Southwest Power Pool
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
291.1K MWh
Latest Month
3.3M MWh
Annual Generation
54.9%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Hobbs Substation · 345 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.HOBBS.CC
Pricing Hub
—
Node Source
Curated node match