City of Gallup Solar
Solar power plant · McKinley County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
8.0 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#109
of 169 plants
In service since
2018
May 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Standard Solar
- County
- McKinley County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #51 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 62406
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X0022 | Solar Photovoltaic | 8.0 MW | 8.0 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
| Deming Solar Energy Center | Solar | 9.0 MW |
| Manzano Solar | Solar | 8.4 MW |
| El Vado Dam | Hydro | 8.0 MW |
| Otero Solar | Solar | 8.0 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 8.0 MW solar plant and a 8.0 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