Chaves County Solar II
Chaves County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 66405 · Operator: Chaves County Solar II, LLC
Nameplate30MWSummer 30 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation69GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor26%solar units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2023
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 53.5 | 27.0% | — |
| 2024 | 68.3 | 25.9% | — |
| 2025 | 70.7 | 26.9% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCS2 | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 30 | 30 | Apr 2023 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Chaves County Solar II, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Chaves County Solar II, LLC | 100.0% | 30 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Chaves Solar, LLC | 70 MW | 1.9 km |
| Roswell Solar, LLC | 70 MW | 2.4 km |
| SEV NM Phase 2 | 2 MW | 10.8 km |
| XCEL-1 Community Solar | 5 MW | 14.5 km |
| GSE NM1 | 2 MW | 15.6 km |
| Anderson Wind I | 5 MW | 71.1 km |