New Mexico interconnection queue
140 interconnection applications are pending in New Mexico, requesting 24.7 GW of new generating capacity across 21 counties, as of 15 August 2026. That places New Mexico #20 of 47 states by capacity queued.
Pending applications
140
of 629 ever filed
Capacity queued
24.7 GW
requested, not committed
Already built
6.5 GW
67 connected
Built vs decided
14.1%
407 withdrawn
Counties in the queue
21
with five or more filings
Large load requested
none recorded
0 requests
Source: the interconnection queues of every transmission provider operating in New Mexico. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 15 August 2026.
Which queues serve New Mexico
| Queue or utility | Applications | Capacity pending |
|---|---|---|
| PNM | 356 | 13.4 GW |
| SPP | 201 | 7.1 GW |
| EPE | 47 | 3.4 GW |
| TSGT | 7 | 499 MW |
| APS | 15 | 250 MW |
| SRP | 1 | 0 MW |
| PacifiCorp | 1 | 0 MW |
| CAISO | 1 | 0 MW |
What is waiting in New Mexico, by fuel
| Fuel | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 74 | 11.1 GW |
| Battery | 24 | 4.2 GW |
| Wind | 15 | 3.7 GW |
| Hybrid | 9 | 2.9 GW |
| Gas | 13 | 2.2 GW |
| Other | 1 | 250 MW |
| Hydrogen | 1 | 210 MW |
| Geothermal | 3 | 78 MW |
Counties with the most capacity queued
| County | Pending | Capacity queued | Already built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo Cty | 21 | 3.9 GW | 454 MW |
| Roosevelt County | 9 | 2.4 GW | 522 MW |
| Valencia Cty | 11 | 2.2 GW | 282 MW |
| San Juan County | 9 | 2.1 GW | 0 MW |
| Santa Fe County | 9 | 1.6 GW | 10 MW |
| Torrence | 5 | 1.2 GW | 1.9 GW |
| Lea County | 10 | 1.1 GW | 604 MW |
| Doña Ana Cty | 7 | 953 MW | 0 MW |
| Luna County | 8 | 893 MW | 84 MW |
| McKinley County | 5 | 889 MW | 602 MW |
| Guadalupe Cty | 5 | 883 MW | 90 MW |
| Otero County | 6 | 701 MW | 14 MW |
| Sandoval Cty | 6 | 640 MW | 359 MW |
| Chaves County | 3 | 547 MW | 470 MW |
| Cibola County | 3 | 375 MW | 60 MW |
| Grant County | 1 | 252 MW | 0 MW |
| Eddy County | 2 | 135 MW | 0 MW |
| Hidalgo County | 1 | 20 MW | 15 MW |
| Curry County | 0 | 0 MW | 2 MW |
| Quay County | 0 | 0 MW | 179 MW |
| San Miguel Cty | 0 | 0 MW | 30 MW |
Data centre campuses recorded in New Mexico
| Campus | Operator | Reported demand |
|---|---|---|
| Meta Los Lunas | Meta | 87 MW |
A campus is tagged as a data centre by our classification, not by the operator’s own statement. 44 of the 72 campuses we hold carry coordinates, so only those can be mapped.
New Mexico on the map
Every application above is plotted, searchable and clickable.