Chaves Solar, LLC
Chaves County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 60405 · Operator: Chaves Solar LLC
Nameplate70MWSummer 70 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation144GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor23%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 | 24.2 | 15.7% | — |
| 2017 | 174.1 | 28.4% | — |
| 2018 | 187.5 | 30.6% | — |
| 2019 | 165.8 | 27.0% | — |
| 2020 | 177.5 | 28.9% | — |
| 2021 | 163.1 | 26.6% | — |
| 2022 | 162.7 | 26.5% | — |
| 2023 | 139.4 | 22.7% | — |
| 2024 | 138.9 | 22.6% | — |
| 2025 | 154.7 | 25.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSPV | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 70 | 70 | Oct 2016 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Chaves Solar LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Chaves Solar LLC | 100.0% | 70 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Roswell Solar, LLC | 70 MW | 0.6 km |
| Chaves County Solar II | 30 MW | 1.9 km |
| SEV NM Phase 2 | 2 MW | 12 km |
| XCEL-1 Community Solar | 5 MW | 15.6 km |
| GSE NM1 | 2 MW | 17.5 km |
| Anderson Wind I | 5 MW | 72.8 km |