Afton Generating Station

Brownfield

Doña Ana County, New Mexico · SPP

DC Readiness
61.2
Good / 100

Afton Generating Station is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, interconnecting through SPP. It screens at 61.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 177 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity177 MW
LMP zoneSPP_SPP_WEST
Wholesale LMP$22.80/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.09¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth24

Connectivity

Nearest IXPMDC El Paso
IXP distance40.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Nearest cloud providerAzure
Nearest cloud regionwestus3
Cloud region distance317.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity177 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)4.00
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePNM AFTON GENERATING PLANT
Hazard sub-score75/100
Construction cost index66.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenturyLink DC
DC distance15.1 mi
Nearest rail5.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Low (15)
DC tax incentiveNo
Commercial electricity8.71¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.79¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,400
Heating degree days4,000
Land price / acre$2,316

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
45
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
98
Water risk8%
40
Natural hazard8%
75
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
76
Construction cost3%
94
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
55

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Doña Ana County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Afton Generating Station
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ARROYOSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs70.2
AFTON GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.5 yrs69.8
ANTHONYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.4 yrs64.6
Greenfield (NEWMAN - AFTON)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.7
Greenfield (ARROYO - NEWMAN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.3
Greenfield (ARROYO - NEWMAN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs63.0
Greenfield (ARROYO - NEWMAN)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs62.7
Greenfield (DIABLO - LUNA)Greenfield345 kV600 MW3.4 yrs62.6

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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