Encino Solar Energy Center
Solar power plant · Sandoval County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
55 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#55
of 174 plants
In service since
2020
July 2020
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Exus New Mexico
- County
- Sandoval County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.30%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #17 of 110
- EIA plant code
- 63860
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESEC | Solar Photovoltaic | 55 MW | 55 MW | 2020 | 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
| Roswell Solar, LLC | Solar | 70 MW |
| Sandia Energy Center | Battery storage | 60 MW |
| Macho Springs | Solar | 55 MW |
| Chino Mines | Natural gas | 54 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, August 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 55 MW solar plant and a 55 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