Britton Solar Energy Center
Solar power plant · Torrance County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
50 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#58
of 169 plants
In service since
2019
December 2019
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Exus New Mexico
- County
- Torrance County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.28%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #17 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 63579
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSEC | Solar Photovoltaic | 50 MW | 50 MW | 2019 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in New Mexico
| Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid | Wind | 52 MW |
| Macho Springs Power I | Wind | 50 MW |
| Jicarilla Solar 2 | Solar | 50 MW |
| Milo Wind Project LLC | Wind | 50 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 50 MW solar plant and a 50 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All New Mexico power plants · What New Mexico actually generates