Columbus Solar Project
Solar power plant · Luna County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
1.9 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#152
of 169 plants
In service since
2017
December 2017
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Exus New Mexico
- County
- Luna County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.01%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #90 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 61165
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88029 | Solar Photovoltaic | 1.9 MW | 1.9 MW | 2017 | 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
| SoCore Clovis 1 | Solar | 2.0 MW |
| City of Truth or Consequences PV | Solar | 1.9 MW |
| Syncarpha El Rito | Solar | 1.6 MW |
| Syncarpha Questa | Solar | 1.6 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 1.9 MW solar plant and a 1.9 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