U.S. RANK #37 · NM 0.13% OF U.S. GENERATION

New Mexico Electricity Generation & Grid Mix

In 2025, New Mexico (NM) generated 40.02 TWh of electricity (0.13% of U.S. generation, ranked #37 among U.S. states). Its #1 electricity source was Wind at 14.22 TWh (35.5% of state output), while low-carbon sources supplied 53.5%.

2025 Generation 40.02 TWh U.S. Rank #37
#1 Power Source Wind 35.5% (14.2 TWh)
Low-Carbon Share 53.5% Wind + Solar: 52.9%
Fossil Share 46.4% 5Y Gen Change: +16.2%
CO2 Intensity 307 gCO2/kWh 12.3 Mt CO2 total
2025 New Mexico Grid Fuel Mix Breakdown (100% = 40.02 TWh)
Wind: 35.5% (14.22 TWh) Natural Gas: 26.3% (10.51 TWh) Coal: 20.4% (8.18 TWh) Solar: 17.4% (6.94 TWh) Hydroelectric: 0.5% (0.18 TWh) Geothermal & Other: 0.2% (0.07 TWh)
GRID TELEMETRY · 2025 GENERATION MIX & 2000-2025 SERIES

New Mexico (NM) Electricity Generation by Source (2025)

2025 Total Output: 40.02 TWh · Carbon Intensity: 307 gCO2/kWh

Wind
14.22 TWh 35.5%
Natural Gas
10.51 TWh 26.3%
Coal
8.18 TWh 20.4%
Solar
6.94 TWh 17.4%
Hydroelectric
0.18 TWh 0.5%
Geothermal & Other
0.07 TWh 0.2%
Bioenergy
0.02 TWh 0.0%
Source: Ember Yearly Electricity Data & U.S. EIA · Unit: Terawatt-hours (TWh) #1 Power Source: Wind (35.5% of grid)

New Mexico Historical Electricity Generation by Fuel (2001-2025)

Year Total (TWh) Coal Gas Nuclear Hydro Wind Solar Clean % gCO2/kWh
2025 40.02 8.18 10.51 0.00 0.18 14.22 6.94 53.5% 307
2024 40.51 8.43 11.65 0.00 0.15 15.14 5.09 50.5% 322
2023 39.98 7.37 14.23 0.00 0.11 14.91 3.31 46.0% 334
2022 41.48 13.29 10.98 0.00 0.12 14.43 2.57 41.5% 400
2021 35.66 12.54 10.09 0.00 0.12 10.58 2.21 36.5% 434
2020 34.45 12.79 12.00 0.00 0.20 7.22 2.11 27.9% 481
2019 35.48 14.69 11.80 0.00 0.16 6.89 1.67 24.8% 511
2018 32.94 13.40 11.63 0.00 0.15 6.09 1.60 23.9% 512
2017 33.82 18.41 9.13 0.00 0.19 4.59 1.40 18.4% 583
2016 33.09 18.37 9.96 0.00 0.15 3.61 0.91 14.2% 607
2015 32.86 20.44 9.36 0.00 0.10 2.09 0.76 9.1% 653
2014 32.44 20.36 8.98 0.00 0.10 2.27 0.63 9.4% 653
2013 35.89 24.15 8.98 0.00 0.09 2.19 0.39 7.5% 677
2012 36.65 24.99 8.80 0.00 0.22 2.23 0.33 7.7% 679
2011 38.19 27.14 8.57 0.00 0.19 2.10 0.13 6.4% 694
2010 36.27 25.62 8.51 0.00 0.22 1.83 0.01 5.8% 696
2009 39.71 29.12 8.66 0.00 0.27 1.55 0.00 4.7% 710
2008 37.03 27.01 7.97 0.00 0.31 1.64 0.00 5.4% 706
2007 36.00 27.60 6.66 0.00 0.27 1.39 0.00 4.7% 721
2006 37.29 29.86 5.89 0.00 0.20 1.26 0.00 4.0% 736
2005 35.14 29.95 4.19 0.00 0.16 0.79 0.00 2.8% 758
2004 32.94 29.26 2.99 0.00 0.14 0.51 0.00 2.0% 774
2003 32.74 28.81 3.52 0.00 0.17 0.18 0.00 1.1% 776
2002 30.68 26.90 3.44 0.00 0.26 0.00 0.00 1.0% 775
2001 33.63 28.40 4.89 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.8% 765