Lea County power station

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Lea County power station is an announced power station in Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico, United States.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Lea County power station Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico, United States 32.94, -103.35 (approximate)[1][2]
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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
Phase 1 Announced[1][2] fossil gas: natural gas[1][2] 2000[1][2] unknown

CHP is an abbreviation for Combined Heat and Power. It is a technology that produces electricity and thermal energy at high efficiencies. Coal units track this information in the Captive Use section when known.

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Operator Owner Parent
Phase 1 New Era Energy & Digital[1][2] New Era Energy & Digital Inc[1][2] New Era Energy & Digital Inc

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1][2]
  • Captive industry: Data Center[1][2]


Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251106765936/en/New-Era-Energy-Digital-Enters-into-Land-Option-Purchase-Agreement-for-3500-Acres-in-New-Mexico-for-7GW-AI-Data-Center-Hub-Marks-first-Wholly-Owned-Development-Separate-from-TCDC-Joint-Venture. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/new-era-plans-7gw-ai-data-center-in-lea-county-new-mexico-powered-by-gas-and-nuclear/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

Additional data

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