Power Plants Near 87002 — Belen, NM

41 power plants within 50 miles of ZIP 87002 (Belen, New Mexico). Click any plant for capacity, generation, emissions, and generator-level detail.

Centroid: 34.6511, -106.6952 · County: Valencia

Solar 46%Natural Gas 30%Battery Storage 18%Wind 6%

Distance	Plant	Fuel	Capacity	Operator
2.9 mi	Rio De Oro Solar Energy Center Belen, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
3.4 mi	Valencia Energy Facility Belen, NM	Natural Gas	160 MW	Valencia Power Llc
4.8 mi	Rio Communities Solar Energy Center Rio Communities, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
6.6 mi	Vista Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
6.8 mi	Asg-8 Belen, NM	Solar	—	Affordable Solar Silver City, Llc
7.0 mi	Manzano Solar Los Lunas, NM	Solar	8 MW	Pnm Resources
7.2 mi	La Luz Energy Center Belen, NM	Natural Gas	42 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
7.4 mi	Asg-4 Belen, NM	Solar	—	Affordable Solar Silver City, Llc
10.1 mi	Sky Ranch Solar Belen, NM	Solar	240 MW	Sky Ranch Solar And Storage
10.1 mi	Sky Ranch Bess Ii Belen, NM	Battery Storage	—	Sky Ranch Bess Ii
13.0 mi	Facebook 1 Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
13.3 mi	Los Lunas Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	7 MW	Pnm Resources
14.8 mi	Meadow Lake Solar Energy Center Los Lunas, NM	Solar	9 MW	Pnm Resources
23.3 mi	South Valley Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
24.5 mi	Prosperity Energy Storage Facility Hybri Albuquerque, NM	Solar	1 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
25.3 mi	Southside Water Reclamation Plant Albuquerque, NM	Biomass	7 MW	Albuquerque City Of
26.1 mi	Rio Bravo Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	150 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
27.7 mi	Santolina Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	11 MW	Pnm Resources
29.1 mi	Eubank Landfill Solar Array Albuquerque, NM	Solar	2 MW	Suncore Photovoltaics, Inc
29.6 mi	Sandia Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Battery Storage	—	Pnm Resources
30.2 mi	Ford Utilities Center Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	15 MW	University Of New Mexico
30.8 mi	Facebook 3 Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
31.2 mi	Facebook 2 Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	10 MW	Exus New Mexico
32.8 mi	Univ New Mexico Cogen Plant Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	—	University Of New Mexico
33.6 mi	Rio Rancho Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	10 MW	Pnm Resources
35.7 mi	Rc Energy Aa Llc Solar Facility Albuquerque, NM	Solar	1 MW	Rc Energy Aa Llc
36.2 mi	Albuquerque Solar Energy Center Albuquerque, NM	Solar	2 MW	Pnm Resources
36.3 mi	Reeves Albuquerque, NM	Natural Gas	154 MW	Public Service Co Of Nm
37.1 mi	City Of Rio Rancho Wwtp Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Exus New Mexico
37.7 mi	Cnmec Solar Energy Center Estancia, NM	Solar	2 MW	Exus New Mexico
38.3 mi	Atrisco Solar Llc Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	300 MW	Atrisco Solar Llc
39.0 mi	Quail Ranch Solar And Bess Rio Rancho, NM	Battery Storage	—	Quail Ranch Solar And Battery Energy Storage System
39.7 mi	Atrisco Energy Storage Rio Rancho, NM	Battery Storage	300 MW	Atrisco Energy Storage Llc
42.2 mi	Britton Solar Energy Center Moriarty, NM	Solar	50 MW	Exus New Mexico
42.4 mi	Rio Rancho High School Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
43.6 mi	High Lonesome Mesa Llc Willard, NM	Wind	100 MW	High Lonesome Mesa, Llc
43.9 mi	Tag Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	—	Exus New Mexico
44.2 mi	Sandoval Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	6 MW	Pnm Resources
45.8 mi	Sue Cleveland High School Rio Rancho, NM	Solar	1 MW	Terraform Arcadia
49.1 mi	Cibola Seboyeta, NM	Solar	8 MW	Pnm Resources
49.4 mi	Encino Solar Energy Center Rio Rancho Estates, NM	Solar	55 MW	Exus New Mexico

Power generation near this area

There are 41 power plants within 50 miles of Belen, New Mexico (ZIP 87002), with a combined 1,712 MW of nameplate capacity. Solar is the most common fuel type in this area with 29 of the 41 nearby plants. The closest plant is Rio De Oro Solar Energy Center at 2.9 miles.

Nameplate capacity is the maximum output a plant can produce under ideal conditions — actual generation depends on fuel availability, demand, and maintenance schedules. Capacity factor (shown on individual plant pages) measures how much of that theoretical maximum a plant actually delivers over a year. Nuclear plants typically run above 90%; solar and wind range from 20–45% depending on location and weather.

All data comes from federal EIA and EPA releases. For a printable version of this proximity search, use the report link below. To explore all plants in New Mexico, visit the New Mexico state page.

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