Deming Solar Energy Center
Solar power plant · Luna County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
9.0 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#107
of 169 plants
In service since
2011
August 2011
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- PNM Resources
- County
- Luna County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #49 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 57575
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSEC | Solar Photovoltaic | 5.0 MW | 5.0 MW | 2011 | Operating |
| HON2 | Solar Photovoltaic | 4.0 MW | 4.0 MW | 2013 | 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
| Santa Fe Solar Energy Center | Solar | 9.5 MW |
| Meadow Lake Solar Energy Center | Solar | 9.1 MW |
| Manzano Solar | Solar | 8.4 MW |
| City of Gallup 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 9.0 MW solar plant and a 9.0 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