REEVES

How REEVES compares

With 154 MW of capacity, REEVES ranks 13th among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 9th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 3.9% of New Mexico's operating Natural Gas capacity and 2.2% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 602nd-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1960, it is older than 92% 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 Bernalillo County with 4 other operating plants, including RIO BRAVO and FORD UTILITIES CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 154 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas steam turbine technology. Net generation was 183 GWh in 2024 (a 14% capacity factor), down 8% from 2022. Its generators came online between 1960 and 1962.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is REEVES (115 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 208 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RIO BRAVO (150 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ServerCondo-219 Albuquerque in Albuquerque, about 6.6 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology