Carrizozo Solar
Solar power plant · Lincoln County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
3.0 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#138
of 169 plants
In service since
2018
March 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- SoCore Energy LLC
- County
- Lincoln County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #76 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 61662
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PV1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2018 | 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
| Pluma - Clovis Concrete North CSG | Solar | 3.4 MW |
| Syncarpha Taos | Solar | 3.1 MW |
| Pluma - Curry Road North | Solar | 3.0 MW |
| Netflix ABQ System A | Solar | 2.6 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 3.0 MW solar plant and a 3.0 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