Macho Springs
Solar power plant · Luna County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
55 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#54
of 169 plants
In service since
2014
May 2014
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Southern Power Co
- County
- Luna County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.31%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #16 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 59010
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSS1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 55 MW | 52 MW | 2014 | 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 |
| Encino Solar Energy Center | Solar | 55 MW |
| Chino Mines | Natural gas | 54 MW |
| Casa Mesa Wind Energy Center Hybrid | Wind | 52 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 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