Caprock Solar 1 LLC
Quay County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 59251 · Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services
Nameplate25MWSummer 24 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation62GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor29%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2016
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.1 | 16.8% | — |
| 2017 | 69 | 32.3% | — |
| 2018 | 67.8 | 31.7% | — |
| 2019 | 64.3 | 30.1% | — |
| 2020 | 61.8 | 28.8% | — |
| 2021 | 51.8 | 24.2% | — |
| 2022 | 68 | 31.8% | — |
| 2023 | 62.3 | 29.1% | — |
| 2024 | 67.8 | 31.6% | — |
| 2025 | 57 | 26.7% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 25 | 24.4 | Dec 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Duke Energy Renewables Services. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Caprock Solar 1, LLC | 100.0% | 25 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Caprock Wind Farm | 100 MW | 2.2 km |
| Broadview Energy Prime LLC | 10 MW | 26.7 km |
| Broadview Energy Prime 2 LLC | 10 MW | 29.1 km |
| Broadview Energy KW, LLC | 143 MW | 34.4 km |
| Broadview Energy JN, LLC | 182 MW | 37 km |
| Grady Wind Energy Center, LLC | 221 MW | 38 km |