Chaves County Solar II

OperatingSolar

Ranked #28 of 114 Solar plants in NM#1560 of 7790 nationally

30 MW Solar operating in Chaves, NM — Southwest Power Pool

EIAGEM

30 MW

Nameplate Capacity

Generators

unit

Solar Photovoltaic

Technology

2023

Operating Since

Location

Coordinates

33.4343, -104.4476

County

Chaves, NM

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XCEL-1
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Status

as of 4y 3m ago

Latest milestoneexpansion approval and construction preparation · 2016-10-06Roswell Daily Record · 2022-02-12

Expected CODQ4 2024Roswell Daily Record · 2022-02-12

Ownership & Operator

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	Chaves County Solar II, LLC	NextEra Energy Inc	—
Owner(s)	Chaves County Solar II, LLC	NextEra Energy	—
Status	Operating	operating	—

Ownership Chain

DeveloperNextEra Energy Resources±PV Tech · 2021-02-10

About

Chaves County Solar II is a 30 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Chaves County, New Mexico. The plant began operating in 2023 and has a single generator. It is owned by NextEra Energy and operated by Chaves County Solar II, LLC. The facility utilizes single-axis tracking to maximize solar energy capture. Chaves County Solar II is ranked as the 16th largest solar plant in New Mexico out of 84, and 1294th nationally out of 7108.

In its most recent year of operation, the plant generated 70,717 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 26.9%. The plant operates within the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $25.42 per MWh.

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