Taos Mesa Energy Facility Hybrid
Solar power plant · Taos County, New Mexico
Nameplate capacity
28 MW
Rank in New Mexico
#73
of 169 plants
In service since
2022
November 2022
Details
- Primary fuel
- Solar
- Technology
- Solar Photovoltaic
- Operator
- Taos Mesa Energy Facility, LLC
- County
- Taos County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.15%
- Rank among solar plants in New Mexico
- #24 of 105
- EIA plant code
- 63728
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMEF1 | Solar Photovoltaic | 15 MW | 15 MW | 2022 | Operating |
| BESS | Batteries | 13 MW | 13 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
| Alta Luna | Solar | 28 MW |
| Elephant Butte | Hydro | 28 MW |
| Wildcat Wind | Wind | 27 MW |
| Quay County | Other | 27 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 28 MW solar plant and a 28 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