EnergyPlex Park

Below, find information regarding EnergyPlex Park’s existing infractructure. For more details, download the entire report.

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Transportation:

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Roads:

EnergyPlex Park is conveniently located between several major roadways in Lea County, including NM 18 which connects Lovington and Hobbs as well as has access to US 62/180; NM 483, a Hobbs bypass that connects US 62/180 to Lovington as well as provides a connection to US 82, a route to Artesia; and US 62/180 which runs through southern New Mexico and into Texas, from El Paso, TX to Carlsbad, NM through Hobbs and on to Seminole and Lubbock, TX.

[trx_table size=”medium” align=”left”] Annual Average Daily Traffic Counts
2013 2012 2011
NM 18 9,665 9,713 9,619
NM 483 1,207 1,220 1,215
US 62/180 6,107 6,130 6,113
US 82 4,601 4,648 4,647

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Airports:

Lea County Regional Airport is located within 10 minutes of the Park and provides three active asphalt runways. Pavement strength loadings are 65,000 for a single wheel loading and 100,000 for double wheel loading. For more specific capacity information, see full report above. The Regional Airport is also served by United Airlines, providing daily flights direct from Hobbs to Houston for passenger travel. EnergyPlex Park is also located nearby to the Hobbs Industrial Air Park as well as Lea County-Zip Franklin Memorial Airport.

In addition, Lea County is located within 90-100 minutes of two international airports: Lubbock and Midland.

Rail:

EnergyPlex Park is located 1.2 miles from the Texas and New Mexico Railway shortline (TNX) which connects to Union Pacific in Monahans, TX to Lovington, NM. The railroad has a current capacity of 286,000 pounds per axle and car storage of 500 fifty-foot cars.

Existing Utilities:

[trx_tabs style=”1″ initial=”1″ scroll=”no” padding=”no” tab_names=”Water|Sanitary Sewer|Power|Fiber|Natural Gas”] [trx_tab]Lea County has one well currently within EnergyPlex Park, with plans for two additional wells. The current well connects to a City of Hobbs 8″ pipeline that extends up NM 483 and 1.9 miles into the site. Nearby to the site, the City of Hobbs also has a 14″ pipeline extending to the Lea County Correctional Facility and the Hobbs Industrial Air Park (HIAP). The Park also lies near to two additional well fields: HIAP Well Field and Hydro Well Field.

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[trx_icon icon=”icon-flag-1″ color=”#dd3333″ link=”no”] Xcel Energy

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[trx_icon icon=”icon-comment-1″ color=”#d6c31d” link=”no”] TDS Broadband

 

[trx_icon icon=”icon-comment-1″ color=”#d6c31d” link=”no”]Leaco 

 

[trx_icon icon=”icon-comment-1″ color=”#d6c31d” link=”no”]Windstream 

 

[trx_icon icon=”icon-comment-1″ color=”#d6c31d” link=”no”]Penasco Valley Telecom

 

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[trx_icon icon=”icon-star” color=”#1c92b2″ link=”no”]Zia Natural Gas

[trx_icon icon=”icon-star” color=”#1c92b2″ link=”no”] New Mexico Gas Company

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