CNMEC Solar Energy Center
Solar power plant · Torrance County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
2.0 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#146
of 169 plants
In service since
2018
October 2018
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Exus New Mexico
- County
- Torrance County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #84 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 62191
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNMEC | Solar Photovoltaic | 2.0 MW | 2.0 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.
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| GSE NM1 | Solar | 2.3 MW |
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| Netflix ABQ System B | Solar | 2.0 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 2.0 MW solar plant and a 2.0 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