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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2024 Release Date: November 10, 2025 Next Release: November 2026
Archived State Electricity Profiles

New Mexico Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (New Mexico)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Wind
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 11,887 33
Electric utilities 4,589 34
IPP & CHP 7,298 22
Net generation (megawatthours) 39,697,294 36
Electric utilities 20,682,823 33
IPP & CHP 19,014,471 24
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 1,714 42
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 8,584 39
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 13,402 34
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.1 43
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.4 35
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 743 28
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 30,296,354 37
Full service provider sales 30,296,354 36
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 257,489 42
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.18 46
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms.

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