Quay CountyRetirement planned

Quay County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 58125 · Operator: Southwestern Public Service Co

OilPetroleum LiquidsSPPBA: SWPP

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Nameplate27MWSummer 17 MW

Generators1in service

Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025

Capacity factor0%gas/coal/oil units, summer MW

Heat rate20,024Btu/kWhfossil units, electric fuel, HHV

First online2013Runs as rarely runs

Monthly net generation

EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.

FinalPreliminary

Capacity factor by year

Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), gas/coal/oil units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.

Heat rate by year

Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.

Annual data table

Year	Net GWh	Capacity factor	Heat rate (Btu/kWh)
2013	0	0.1%	16,711
2014	0.7	0.4%	17,931
2015	0.4	0.2%	17,845
2016	0.3	0.2%	19,786
2017	0.2	0.1%	20,964
2018	0.2	0.1%	17,834
2019	0.2	0.2%	19,078
2020	0.2	0.2%	17,211
2021	1.2	0.8%	15,351
2022	0.2	0.1%	17,835
2023	0.9	0.6%	—
2024	0.4	0.3%	19,585
2025	0	0.0%	20,024

Generators

EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.

Gen ID	Technology	Prime mover	Nameplate MW	Summer MW	Online	Status	Planned retirement	OEM / model
1	Petroleum Liquids	GT	27	17	Oct 2013	Operating · retirement planned	Dec 2034	coming soon

Owner / operator

Operator: Southwestern Public Service Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).

Southwestern Public Service Co

100.0%

27 MW

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Within 80 km.

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