Rio Communities Solar Energy Center
Solar power plant · Valencia County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
10 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#92
of 169 plants
In service since
2015
December 2015
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- PNM Resources
- County
- Valencia County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.06%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #36 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 60198
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RCSEC | Solar Photovoltaic | 10 MW | 9.9 MW | 2015 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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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 10 MW solar plant and a 10 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