VALENCIA ENERGY FACILITY
OperatingNatural Gas power plant
- Capacity
- 496 MW
- Primary fuel
- Natural Gas
- County
- Valencia County
- Operator
- VALENCIA POWER LLC
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2008
- EIA plant ID
- 55802
- Coordinates
- 34.6115, -106.7322
VALENCIA ENERGY FACILITY, a 496 MW Natural Gas power plant in Valencia County, New Mexico. Operated by VALENCIA POWER LLC, commissioned 2008.
How VALENCIA ENERGY FACILITY compares
With 496 MW of capacity, VALENCIA ENERGY FACILITY ranks 5th among the 65 operating power plants Bywatts maps in New Mexico and 4th of the 16 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 13% of New Mexico's operating Natural Gas capacity and 6.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 335th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2008, it is older than 58% of the 63 operating New Mexico plants with a recorded commissioning year. It shares Valencia County with 2 other operating plants, LA LUZ ENERGY CENTER and MANZANO SOLAR.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is BELEN (115 kV), about 4.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line, about 0.2 miles away. Another 2 operating power plants totaling 93 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is LA LUZ ENERGY CENTER (85 MW). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, ServerCondo-219 Albuquerque in Albuquerque, about 33.0 miles away.
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860 retirement records and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
VALENCIA ENERGY FACILITY is a 496 MW natural gas power plant in Valencia County, NM, operated by VALENCIA POWER LLC, commissioned in 2008. Valencia County carries moderate modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.0 of 5 at the 26th national percentile. Riverine flooding is the leading peril, rated Relatively Moderate by FEMA at the 95th 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.
Valencia County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverine flooding | Relatively Moderate | 95th | 4.8 of 5 | 0.61 |
| Earthquake | Relatively Moderate | 89th | 4.6 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Wildfire | Relatively Low | 73rd | 3.9 of 5 | <0.01 |
| Heat wave | Relatively Low | 54th | 3.2 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Hail | Relatively Low | 40th | 2.6 of 5 | 0.55 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 28th | 2.1 of 5 | 7.6 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Low | 18th | 1.7 of 5 | 0.27 |
| Tornado | Very Low | 12th | 1.5 of 5 | 0.07 |
| Ice storm | Very Low | 3rd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.01 |
| Lightning | Relatively High | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 57.7 |
Perils not assessed in Valencia 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 |
|---|---|
| Hurricane | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Valencia 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.