NMSU Solar and Storage
Solar power plant · Dona Ana County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
4.0 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#135
of 169 plants
In service since
2021
April 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- El Paso Electric Co
- County
- Dona Ana County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #73 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 64881
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMSUF | Solar Photovoltaic | 3.0 MW | 3.0 MW | 2021 | Operating |
| NMSUB | Batteries | 1.0 MW | 1.0 MW | 2022 | 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
| Grants CDEC 2 | Solar | 4.5 MW |
| WSMR I | Solar | 4.1 MW |
| Pluma - Clovis Concrete North CSG | Solar | 3.4 MW |
| Syncarpha Taos | Solar | 3.1 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 4.0 MW solar plant and a 4.0 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