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La Luz Energy Center

La Luz Energy Center is a 42.3 MW operating gas power plant in Valencia County, New Mexico, operated by Public Service Co of NM.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingDec 2015 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
0001Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine42 MW OperatingDec 2015
0002Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine42 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
Public Service Co of NM
Location
Valencia County, New Mexico
Balancing authority
PNM
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 42.3 MW
Cancelled: 42.3 MW
First unit online
Dec 2015
EIA plant ID
58284

Location

34.6161, -106.8150

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem