Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid
Taos County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 63728 · Operator: Taos Mesa Energy Facility, LLC
Nameplate28MWSummer 28 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation40GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor31%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2022
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.6 | 21.7% | — |
| 2023 | 38.8 | 30.5% | — |
| 2024 | 37.1 | 29.1% | — |
| 2025 | 36.4 | 28.6% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS | Batteries | BA | 12.5 | 12.5 | Nov 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| TMEF1 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 15 | 15 | Nov 2022 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Taos Mesa Energy Facility, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Taos Mesa Energy Facility, LLC | 100.0% | 28 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Syncarpha Taos | 3 MW | 8.4 km |
| Angel Fire Energy Facility | 11 MW | 30.5 km |
| Questa Solar Facility | 1 MW | 30.8 km |
| Syncarpha Eagle Nest | 1 MW | 32.8 km |
| Syncarpha Questa | 2 MW | 41.3 km |
| Syncarpha El Rito | 2 MW | 52.4 km |