NEWMAN

How NEWMAN compares

With 913 MW of capacity, NEWMAN ranks 34th among the 307 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Texas and 23rd of the 134 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.4% of Texas's operating Natural Gas capacity and 0.9% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 117th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1960, it is older than 91% of the 303 operating Texas plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, EL PASO ELECTRIC CO, runs 2 operating plants in Texas totaling 994 MW. It shares El Paso County with 3 other operating plants, including COPPER and PHELPS DODGE REFINING.

EIA-860 lists 10 generators at the site with 1,110 MW of nameplate capacity, mainly natural gas fired combined cycle technology (this page's HIFLD capacity figure is 913 MW). Net generation was 3,598 GWh in 2024 (a 37% capacity factor). Its generators came online between 1960 and 2023.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is RIO GRANDE (115 kV), about 14.0 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 115 kV line owned by EL PASO ELECTRIC CO., under 0.1 miles away. Another 7 operating power plants totaling 513 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RIO GRANDE (373 MW, Natural Gas).

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