Cimarron Solar Facility
Solar power plant · Colfax County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
31 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#67
of 169 plants
In service since
2010
December 2010
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- County
- Colfax County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.17%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #21 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 57243
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIM1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 31 MW | 31 MW | 2010 | 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
| Algodones | Natural gas | 45 MW |
| La Luz Energy Center | Natural gas | 42 MW |
| Chaves County Solar II | Solar | 30 MW |
| Navajo Dam | Hydro | 30 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 31 MW solar plant and a 31 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