Santa Fe Solar Energy Center
Santa Fe County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 60196 · Operator: PNM Resources
Nameplate10MWSummer 9 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation24GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor30%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2015
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2.3 | 33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 22.2 | 27.2% | — |
| 2017 | 21.6 | 26.6% | — |
| 2018 | 24.1 | 29.6% | — |
| 2019 | 23.9 | 29.3% | — |
| 2020 | 22 | 26.9% | — |
| 2021 | 22.7 | 27.8% | — |
| 2022 | 22.4 | 27.6% | — |
| 2023 | 23.9 | 29.4% | — |
| 2024 | 24.5 | 29.9% | — |
| 2025 | 24.1 | 29.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFSEC | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 9.5 | 9.3 | Dec 2015 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: PNM Resources. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| PNM Resources | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Juniper Sol Solar CSG | 5 MW | 13.2 km |
| Los Alamos PV Site | 1 MW | 39.1 km |
| Algodones | 45 MW | 42.9 km |
| Alcalde Solar Array | 2 MW | 56 km |
| SLO-2 | 5 MW | 57.4 km |
| Sue Cleveland High School | 1 MW | 62.1 km |