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Battery storage power plant · Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Details
- Primary fuel
- Battery storage
- Technology
- Batteries
- Operator
- PNM Resources
- County
- Bernalillo County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.33%
- Rank among battery storage plants in New Mexico
- #4 of 7
- EIA plant code
- 68210
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BESS | Batteries | 60 MW | 60 MW | 2026 | 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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| Jicarilla Solar 1 LLC | Solar | 70 MW |
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| Encino Solar Energy Center | Solar | 55 MW |
| Macho Springs | Solar | 55 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 60 MW solar plant and a 60 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