LUNA ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 650 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Luna County
- Operator
- PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NM
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2006
- EIA plant ID
- 55343
- Generators
- 3
- Technology
- Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle
- Net generation (2024)
- 3,332 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 58%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 32.2993, -107.7834
LUNA ENERGY FACILITY, a 650 MW Natural Gas power plant in Luna County, New Mexico. Operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NM, commissioned 2006.
How LUNA ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 650 MW of capacity, LUNA ENERGY FACILITY ranks 3rd among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 2nd of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 17% of New Mexico's operating Natural Gas capacity and 9.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 228th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2006, it is older than 63% of the 63 operating New Mexico plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NM, runs 6 operating plants in New Mexico totaling 1,274 MW. It shares Luna County with 2 other operating plants, MACHO SPRINGS and MACHO SPRINGS POWER I.
EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 650 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combined cycle technology. Net generation was 3,332 GWh in 2024 (a 58% capacity factor), about the same as in 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is LUNA (345 kV), about 0.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 345 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO, under 0.1 miles away. One other operating power plant sits within 25 miles: MACHO SPRINGS POWER I (50 MW, Wind).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
LUNA ENERGY FACILITY is a 650 MW natural gas power plant in Luna County, NM, operated by PUBLIC SERVICE CO OF NM, commissioned in 2006. Luna County carries low modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 1.6 of 5 at the 14th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Low by FEMA at the 76th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a natural gas plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Luna County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | 1.1 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 76th | 4.0 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Moderate | 60th | 3.4 of 5 | 3.6 |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 57th | 3.3 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 55th | 3.2 of 5 | 52.4 |
| Hail | Very Low | 31st | 2.2 of 5 | 0.24 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 21st | 1.9 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 2.6 |
| Strong wind | Very Low | 7th | 1.3 of 5 | 0.21 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.06 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | <0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Luna County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Luna County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.