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Valencia County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 61556 · Operator: Exus New Mexico
Nameplate10MWSummer 10 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation23GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor26%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 | 0.7 | 8.8% | — |
| 2018 | 26.6 | 30.3% | — |
| 2019 | 23.6 | 27.0% | — |
| 2020 | 26.3 | 30.0% | — |
| 2021 | 26.8 | 30.6% | — |
| 2022 | 26.1 | 29.8% | — |
| 2023 | 26 | 29.6% | — |
| 2024 | 25.6 | 29.1% | — |
| 2025 | 23 | 26.3% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FB1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 10 | 10 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Exus New Mexico. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Exus New Mexico | 100.0% | 10 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Los Lunas Solar Energy Center | 7 MW | 1 km |
| Sky Ranch BESS II | 100 MW | 5.7 km |
| Sky Ranch Solar | 240 MW | 5.7 km |
| USS Meadow Lake Solar | — | 10.5 km |
| Star Light Energy Center | — | 10.5 km |
| SLO-1 Community Solar | 5 MW | 11.1 km |