Questa Solar Facility
Taos County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 57369 · Operator: Chevron Technology Ventures
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor15%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), solar units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.8 | 20.9% | — |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 27.5% | — |
| 2013 | 2 | 22.4% | — |
| 2014 | 2.9 | 33.7% | — |
| 2015 | 1.8 | 20.5% | — |
| 2016 | 1.4 | 16.3% | — |
| 2017 | 1.8 | 21.0% | — |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 22.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 19.4% | — |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 14.8% | — |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 8.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.7 | 7.6% | — |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 8.2% | — |
| 2024 | 0.8 | 9.2% | — |
| 2025 | 1.3 | 15.0% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QST | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 1 | 1 | Jan 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Chevron Technology Ventures. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Chevron Technology Ventures | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Syncarpha Questa | 2 MW | 10.6 km |
| Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid | 28 MW | 30.8 km |
| Kit Carson | 1 MW | 31.7 km |
| Kit Carson Co-Op | 24 MW | 32 km |
| Syncarpha Eagle Nest | 1 MW | 35.3 km |
| Syncarpha Taos | 3 MW | 38.7 km |