Buena Vista Energy Center IIIUnder construction
Otero County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 69517 · Operator: Buena Vista Energy Center III, LLC
200 MW under construction (Batteries, Solar Photovoltaic), first expected Dec 2026 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 200 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BV3BA | Batteries | BA | 100 | 100 | planned Dec 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
| BV3SO | Solar Photovoltaic | PV | 100 | 100 | planned Dec 2026 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Buena Vista Energy Center III, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Buena Vista Energy Center | 170 MW | 0 km |
| SunE EPE1 LLC | 10 MW | 6.4 km |
| Newman | 1,110 MW | 16.6 km |
| Newman Solar | 11 MW | 16.6 km |
| Newman Buffer | — | 17.5 km |
| New Mexico State University | 5 MW | 19.1 km |