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70 MW Solar operating in Chaves, NM — Southwest Power Pool
70 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2016
Operating Since
Coordinates
33.4426, -104.4400
County
Chaves, NM
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Roswell Solar, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Roswell Solar, LLC | NextEra Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
Roswell Solar, LLC is a 70 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Chaves County, New Mexico. The plant began operating in 2016 and has one generator. It is owned and operated by Roswell Solar, LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Roswell Solar is ranked as the 8th largest solar plant in New Mexico out of 84, and nationally it is ranked 1016 out of 7108.
The plant's latest annual generation was 153,135 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 25.0%. Roswell Solar operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Midwest Reliability Organization (MRO) NERC region. Financial data indicates that the plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $41.11 per MWh.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
ISO/RTO
SPP
Market
ISO/RTO Member
NERC Region
MRO — Midwest Reliability Organization
Balancing Authority
7.2K MWh
Latest Month
153.1K MWh
Annual Generation
25.0%
Capacity Factor
Data from 2016–2024
$36.7/MWh
Energy Value
$25.2/MWh
Capacity Value
Point of Interconnection
Nearest Substation
Chaves Solar Farm Sub · 115 kV
Substation Distance
0 km
Coord Source
OSM spatial
Market Position
ISO/RTO Market
SPP
LMP Node
SPS.ROSWLL.SLR
Pricing Hub
—
Location Type
Settlement Location
Node Source
Curated node match
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Southwest Power Pool (SWPP)
Grid Voltage
115.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP