Montana Solar Facility
El Paso County, Texas · EIA plant ID 60300 · Operator: El Paso Electric Co
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation6GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor21%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4.9 | 27.5% | — |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 32.0% | — |
| 2019 | 8.4 | 31.8% | — |
| 2020 | 8.2 | 31.1% | — |
| 2021 | 7.9 | 30.1% | — |
| 2022 | 5.6 | 21.3% | — |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 14.8% | — |
| 2024 | 4.9 | 18.6% | — |
| 2025 | 5.5 | 20.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IMPV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 3 | 3 | May 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: El Paso Electric Co. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| El Paso Electric Co | 100.0% | 3 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Montana Power Station | 527 MW | 1.4 km |
| TJX 2021 DG El Paso DC | 2 MW | 11.3 km |
| Fort Bliss (DEA EPIC) | 2 MW | 14.7 km |
| Copper | 87 MW | 16 km |
| Phelps Dodge Refining | 20 MW | 17.2 km |
| Newman Solar | 11 MW | 26.9 km |