San Juan County has Infrastructure Advantages Your Growing Business Needs!
Infrastructure Advantages Help Your Business Grown in San Juan County
San Juan County has compelling infrastructure advantages to set your business on the course toward growth and profitability. Connect with the 4CED team for assistance in finding the right infrastructure set to fit your needs.
Abundant, Affordable Natural Gas and Electricity
For more than a century, San Juan County’s legacy of coal and natural gas production laid the foundation for the region’s lowest commercial and industrial electricity prices.
20% Lower!
The industrial electricity rates of the Farmington Electric Utility System (FEUS) are 20% or more lower than rates of neighboring electricity coops and investor-owned utilities. FEUS produces the largest share of its electricity from locally sourced natural gas, supplemented with hydroelectric production.
20,000+ natural gas wells
The San Juan Basin’s 20,000+ natural gas wells have been some of the nation’s most prolific for decades, with decades of estimated reserves. Natural gas prices are typically at least $1 less per MMBtu than Henry Hub because of long transportation distances to larger demand centers like Houston.
San Juan County has a well-developed natural gas pipeline network, making it ideal for energy-intensive industries like petrochemical and heat-reliant manufacturing.
Opportunity for Renewable Energy Development
300 days of sunshine annually!
Renewable energy development is being spurred by New Mexico through the state’s Energy Transition Act, which has a renewable energy standard of 50% by 2030.
San Juan County is right in the middle of the effort, with PNM’s Sunbelt Project to create a 100 MW solar and battery storage facility known as the Sunbelt Project in the Central Consolidated School District’s boundaries.
Combined with ongoing use of natural gas, coal, and potential future hydro storage, San Juan County is positioned to remain a key energy production hub in the Southwest for the next century.
Abundant Water Secured for Generations
67%
Two thirds of New Mexico’s total surface water flows through San Juan County. Farmington’s long-term vision and owner/operator status of the county’s largest water utility system has resulted in among the lowest water rates in New Mexico and sufficient water rights for residential and commercial/industrial needs for the future.
Strategic Location
Farmington is the largest metropolitan area in the Four Corners region and centrally located to major markets, including Albuquerque, Denver, Dallas, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Salt Lake City. Over 15 large full-time over-the-road trucking companies have a presence in San Juan County.
Regional Air Service
Commercial air service returned to the Four Corners Regional Airport in 2025, with daily United Airlines jet service to Denver from Farmington, NM.
- The daily 5:55 a.m. departure from Farmington (FMN) arrives in Denver at 7:04 am.
- A once-a-day return flight departs Denver at 8:35 pm and arrives in FMN at 9:59 pm.
Learn more about the tremendous community dedication to help make the service a reality.
Communication Networks Connecting the World
The availability of redundant interstate fiber optic trunk lines serving San Juan County positively impacts the area's average download speed of 78.68 Mbps – 24.36% faster than the New Mexico weighted average speed. Access to 100 Mbps internet speeds is available to 70% of San Juan County residents, with that number rising to 93.8% in the City of Farmington.
4CED leadership is working with officials in SW Colorado and the Navajo Nation to bring additional broadband capacity to the region and opportunities to “push out” service to the most rural areas of San Juan County and Navajo Nation.