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Newman — Power plant · Gas, combined cycle · El Paso Electric CoNewman Buffer — Solar · TX · 102.2 MW · 0.9 km awayIBOS - Seafox El Paso (El Paso data centre) — Large load · TX · 4.9 km awayBuena Vista Energy Center III — Solar + storage · NM · 200 MW · 16.6 km away
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Newman

Power plant · Gas, combined cycle

Key facts

Power plant · Gas, combined cycleran 41% of 2025 Retiring
Capacity
Capacity: sourceEIA-860M · Open licenseMW
Commissioned
1960
Net generation, 2025
4,003,483 MWh
Grid
115 kV to El Paso Electric Co (EPE)
Location
El Paso County, Texas
Operated by
El Paso Electric CoSourceEIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory

Output

Net generation MWh by year, 2001 to 2026
Fuel burned MMBtu by year, 2001 to 2026
  • Gas
  • Oil

Operations detail

Details

Who’s behind it

Owner
El Paso Electric CoSource100.0%, EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT), as of 31 Dec 2023

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Technology
Gas, combined cycle source: “Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle”
Age
66 years since 1960
Heat rate
9,980 Btu/kWh 2025
All 6 attributes from EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory
AttributeValue
EPA greenhouse gas reporting (GHGRP)
EPA FRS ID
110002135582
Subparts reported
C, D
NAICS code
221112
Subpart PP (CO2 supply)
No
Subpart RR (geologic sequestration)
No
Subpart UU (CO2 injection)
No
Reporting year
2023
GHGRP facility ID
1006966
Fuel burned (MMBtu), 202539,956,357
Capacity factor, 20250.412
Heat rate (Btu/kWh), 20259,980.4
Net generation (MWh), 20254,003,483
Balancing authority codeEPE

Retirement

EIA-860M September 2026StatusAt least half of the plant's in-service nameplate capacity is scheduled to retire, on dates its owner has reported to EIA. As of EIA-860M for September 2026.
Next scheduled retirement
December 2027
Last scheduled retirement
December 2031
Capacity scheduled to retire
575 MW
Generators scheduled to retire
6
Share of in-service capacity scheduled
52%
Capacity still in service
1,109.8 MW
GeneratorTechnologyNameplateStateDate
1Natural Gas Steam Turbine81.6 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2027
2Natural Gas Steam Turbine81.6 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2028
3Natural Gas Steam Turbine121.8 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2031
4Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle120 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2031
CT1Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle85 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2031
CT2Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle85 MWScheduled to retireDecember 2031
By technology
TechnologyRetiredScheduled to retire
Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle290 MW
Natural Gas Steam Turbine285 MW

Grid

EIA-860 2025Grid fieldsAs the plant reported them to EIA-860 for 2025 (Schedule 2).
Grid voltage at the plant
115 kV
Transmission or distribution system owner
El Paso Electric Co
Balancing authority
El Paso Electric Company
NERC region
WECC
Transmission lines within 25 km (10)
Can the connection be reused?

A plant that retires usually leaves its substation, transmission connection and interconnection agreement behind, and those may be reusable by a new project at the same site. FERC Order No. 845 lets an interconnection customer use surplus interconnection service at an existing site, and some transmission providers' tariffs let a replacement resource take over a retiring unit's interconnection service, usually within a set time after the retirement. Whether any such right still exists here, who holds it and on what terms depends on the owner, the transmission provider and timing; this page does not establish any of that.

Timeline

  • Stated Units 3, 4, CT1, CT2 scheduled to retire, 411.8 MW · EIA-860M
  • Stated Unit 2 scheduled to retire, 81.6 MW · EIA-860M
  • Stated Unit 1 scheduled to retire, 81.6 MW · EIA-860M
  • In service · EIA-860M

Sources

5 sources

Sources EIA-860M · OpenStreetMap · EIA · EIA-860M Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory · EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program — facility register with parent-company shares (Envirofacts pub_dim_facility; FLIGHT)

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Around this plant

Nearby

within 25 km
ProjectKindAwayMW
Newman Buffer Filed Solar 0.9 km 102.2
IBOS - Seafox El Paso (El Paso data centre) Filed Large load 4.9 km
Buena Vista Energy Center III Under construction Solar + storage 16.6 km 200

Sources EIA-860M · FAA OE/AAA